Board of Trustees
The Trust is guided by a team of entrepreneurs and innovators, committed to bridging the divide between rural and urban South Africa.
Meet our Board of Trustees:
Paul Serote
Paul is a Chartered Accountant with decades of experience in financial advisory and project management. Currently, he serves as a Director at two Johannesburg-based consulting firms, Kago Solutions and Advisory and the GWI Group.
Lerato Thekiso
Lerato is an attorney, entrepreneur and founding director of Thekvest Legal Advisory Services. She previously launched the Unleashed Leadership Development Foundation, dedicated to unlocking the potential of Africa’s women and youth.
Ketsile Molokomme
Ketsile is a community development practitioner serving as Managing Director at Process Facilitators. She sits on the Board of the Rural Development SA Trust, The Roy Sesana Foundation and the Foundation for Education with Production.
Dr Gavin Andersson
Gavin is a professor in the Graduate School of Business at UCT, member of the Mining Dialogues 360, and former CEO of the Sereti Institute. From the beginning, Gavin has been an architect and supporter of the InvestRural initiative