FAQ About Udesh Pillay

• What is Udesh Pillay's address?

  Udesh Pillay is located at
  City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

• What is Udesh Pillay's job title?

  Udesh Pillay is a PhD (summa cum laude) and M.A. (cum laude) in development economics and built environment studies/urban geography. MIT thought-leadership (2009) and Graduate of the Hubert Humphrey School of Leadership and Managment (1996) at the University of Minnesota, U.S.A. Business administration and strategic planning expert - high level strategist; public policy expert; socio- economic development specialist; thought leader; change catalyst; institutional turnaround and restructuring expert; fundraising specialist; stakeholder management and public-private partnerships; Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) author (primarily on how the 4IR can assist in creating equitable and sustainable urban agglomerations). Corporate Social Investment (CSI) expert. Senior academic/scholar, author and Associate Professor; Honorary Research Fellow at Harvard, Princeton and the London School of Economics (LSE). 5 books published and over 100-peer-reviewed articles in accredited national and international journals. Former Dean of the UFS Business School, and past Executive Director at the CDE, IEC, HSRC, SALGA and StatsSA. Several courses taught to undergraduate and post-graduate students at a cross-section of universities locally and abroad. A book manuscript on the potential of BRICS to reconfigure global north-south economic relations is in publication (Taylor and Francis). Research methodology/ longitudinal survey specialist. Coach. Mentor. Key drafter of the National Development Plan (NDP); Senior Member of the Presidential Infrastructure Co-ordinating Committee (PICC); Local Government Turnaround Expert (see Government's 2009 LGTS, which I co-drafted); and Head of the Executive Research Secretariat appointed to assist and support, between 2012 and 2014, the Presidential Review Committee on State-Owned Entities (SOEs) - the report generated from this exercise featured regularly during the Zondo Commission. Development Consultant under the auspices of Evidence-Based Interventions (EBI) (my own consultancy); and regular contributor to the Mail and Garden; Business Day; and the Daily Maverick. Member of the BRICS think-tank, and member of the World Economic Forum's task-team on AI and the 4IR. Recipient of several awards including best Masters thesis in South Africa in 1990; several CEO awards; best publication awards; and best PhD student in 1996 for course-work (GPA 96%) and thesis from the University of Minnesota in the U.S.A (Fulbright Scholarship). Appointed Commissioner of the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) by his Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa on 1 April 2024.

• What industry does Udesh Pillay currently work in?

  Udesh Pillay currently works in the Municipal Demarcation Board |

• Which languages does Udesh Pillay speak?

  No Languages Available

• Which industries has Udesh Pillay previously worked in?

  Udesh Pillay has prior
  experience in the following industries:
  Ufs | Salga | Evidence Based Interventions | Hsrc | Independent Electoral Commission

• What is Udesh Pillay’s work experience?

  Udesh Pillay has the following professional experience:
  Municipal Demarcation Board | Ufs | Salga | Evidence Based Interventions | Hsrc | Independent Electoral Commission

• How can I find Udesh Pillay on LinkedIn?

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• What are Udesh Pillay’s work email addresses?

  Udesh Pillay’s work email
  addresses are
  upillay@hsrc.ac.za

• What company does Udesh Pillay work for?

  Municipal Demarcation Board |