Ambassodor Mzukisi Qobo

Ambassodor - Permanent Representative of South Africa to the World Trade Organisation

For the past 25 years, Prof Qobo has worked across the public service, academia, and policy think-tank environment. Prior to his diplomatic assignment, he served as the Head of School at the Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Here, he founded the Tayarisha Research Group for Digital Governance. He was previously Associate Professor of Strategy and International Business at the Wits Business School. Dr Qobo was appointed to the Presidential Economic Advisory Council by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2019.