Gwen Ngwenya is a public policy expert. She was Chief Operating Officer at a leading South African think tank before taking up the role as Head of Policy and Member of Parliament in the national legislature.
Before moving back to South Africa she lived in France, India, and the UK where she worked as an economist covering the pharmaceutical and airline industries. Her interest in tech began when she was recruited by a global fintech company. She has degrees from the University of Cape Town (BSocSc) and Université Paris XII (International Economics), where she wrote her masters thesis on Optimal Cartel Policy in India.
After witnessing the chasm between policymakers and technologists, she founded Techpol to help bring the two worlds together. Techpol brings together a team who are just as passionate about innovation in public policy as they are about innovation in tech.
