Ronak Gopaldas
Ronak Gopaldas is a political economist, “pracademic,” writer, and speaker focused on the intersection of politics, economics, and business in Africa. He is a director at Signal Risk and fellow at the Centre for African Management and Markets at the Gordon Institute of Business Science. Previously, Mr. Gopaldas was the head of country risk at Rand Merchant Bank. He has made frequent appearances on CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, and CNBC Africa, and publishes regular opinion and analysis pieces. He has spoken at top universities and leading Africa-focused policy and business conferences as a moderator, panelist, and keynote speaker, and delivered a TEDx talk entitled “Embracing Africa: Beyond the Binaries.” Earlier this year, Mr. Gopaldas was selected for the Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship. He is also an alumnus of the Asian Forum on Global Governance, as well as the Young African Leaders Initiative.