Dr Zeph Nhleko

Dr Zeph Nhleko is the Chief Economist of the Development Bank of Southern Africa and an adjunct professor at the University of South Africa. Before this, he served as a Deputy Director-General at the national Economic Development Department overseeing economic policy development and coordination as well as social dialogue. This followed his role as a Deputy Director-General at a provincial (sub-national) Department of Economic Development Tourism and Environmental Affairs responsible for economic planning, sector development and business governance. He earlier spent more than 17 years (more than 7 years as a senior economist) analysing economic data and interpreting macroeconomic policy outcomes at the South African Reserve Bank (central bank). He holds, among others, an MCom, MBA and Phd degrees.