Prof Pumela Msweli

Prof Pumela Msweli

CEO and Executive Dean at the Graduate School of Business Leadership at the University of South Africa

Prof Pumela Msweli obtained her Master in Business Administration at the University of Exeter, cum laude. She has PhD qualification from Exeter University in the United Kingdom, and an MPhil in Development Finance from Stellenbosch University. Prof Msweli is a Certified Integral Coach and an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Accredited Enneagram Practitioner.

Msweli has taught at the University of Witwatersrand and at University of Natal which became the University of KwaZulu-Natal after the merger. She serves as a Professor of Global Business at the University of South Africa. Additionally, Msweli has served as a visiting scholar at St Mary’s University in Canada, University of Mauritius, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany, and most recently Romanian American University.

An accomplished researcher, Pumela Msweli has written extensively and has published her work in local and international journals. She has supervised 21 doctoral students to completion, two of which are now Professors. Msweli has also supervised over 40 masters students to completion.

Msweli participated in numerous international collaborative research projects located in South Africa, Uganda, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Egypt, Ethiopia, Botswana, Canada, USA, UK, Germany, France, Finland and Sweden. She has extensive experience in leadership. Pumela Msweli currently serves as CEO and Executive Dean at the Graduate School of Business Leadership at the University of South Africa.