Bridget holds a BA (Corporate Communications) Honours degree from the University of Johannesburg and formally began her career at Anglo American South Africa as a Communications Officer. She went on to serve as Fund Manager of the Anglo American Chairman’s Fund, gaining extensive expertise in corporate social investment and socio-economic development. With over 20 years of knowledge and experience in these fields, she currently serves as the General Manager: Programmes. Most recently, she has also been appointed as a Trustee of the De La Salle Holy Cross College Alumni Foundation.

Michelle is the General Manager of Investments at the Tiso Foundation and previously served as Head of Transaction Management at Tiso Group Proprietary Limited. She is responsible for seeking new avenues for generating stable annuity cash flow that will sustain and support the initiatives of the Foundation. In addition to her executive responsibilities, she has held trustee positions in several organizations and currently is a trustee for Tiso Foundation, the AECI Community Education and Development Trust and the AECI Foundation

Safeera has held senior management roles in Tiso Group, Kagiso Tiso Holdings, Tiso Blackstar Group, and Idwala Industrial Holdings. She currently serves as Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs at the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA), while also fulfilling the role of Group Legal Advisor to Tiso Investments Holdings Proprietary Limited. In addition, she was appointed to the South African Startup Act Movement Steering Committee as a representative of SAVCA. An Admitted Attorney, Safeera holds both a BCom and LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand, as well as an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Science.

Nkululeko is the Executive Chairman and co-founder of Tiso Investment Holdings, an investment company with interests in South Africa and Ghana. He previously served as Chairman of Kagiso Tiso Holdings (KTH) and is currently a member of the board of directors for several companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. In addition, he chairs Sappi, Bud Chemicals and Minerals, and Botswana Soda Ash (Botash). Beyond his corporate leadership roles, Nkululeko is deeply engaged in the non-profit sector, serving on a number of organizations, including as Chairman of the Housing for HIV Foundation based in Washington, D.C.

David is the Chairman and co-founder of Tiso Investment Holdings and previously served as Chairman of Tiso Blackstar Group, an investment company with interests in market-leading broadcast and retail marketing businesses in South Africa and across the African continent. Earlier in his career, he was head of Chase Manhattan for Southern Africa and later became head of Africa Corporate Finance at JP Morgan Chase. In addition to these leadership roles, he has also contributed his expertise as a non-executive director on the boards of several leading South African companies, including Nedbank Group.

Vhonani is the founder and chief executive officer of Muvoni Technology Group Limited (formerly Ideco Technology Group Limited) – a black owned technology business specialising in security and forensic solutions. An admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa, Vhonani also serves on the boards of some leading South African corporations and philanthropic organisations