• Bachelor of Arts in Law and Politics, Summa Cum Laude – University of KwaZulu-Natal
• Master of Business Administration (Business Administration and Management)—Harvard Business School

Euvin Naidoo is the Distinguished Professor of Practice for Accounting, Risk, and Agility at the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He is a globally recognized management professor and business strategist, focusing on financial performance, board governance, innovation, and digital transformation. In January 2024, he launched Thunderbird’s first AI program, AI & the Future of Work, in Arizona.

Euvin serves as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Future of Job Creation, contributing to global discussions on economic growth and employment. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and a recipient of its African Alumni Achievement Award.

Euvin began his career at McKinsey & Company in the 1990s, where he helped leading African businesses expand locally and internationally. Transitioning into banking, he played a key role in Africa’s economic transformation and Black Economic Empowerment transactions. He served as Head of Strategy for Barclays Africa, overseeing operations across 17 African countries, and managed one of the largest banking risk and credit portfolios in emerging markets.

He later became the first South African Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group, co-leading the Banking, Insurance, and Public Sector practices for Africa. In 2019, he joined Harvard Business School as a professor, where he taught financial reporting and pioneered the From Agile to OKRs program.

At Thunderbird, he also serves as Director of the Thunderbird Case Series, ranked among the Top 20 globally for impact. He has been recognized by Forbes as one of Africa’s Top 10 Most Powerful and Influential Men and by Columbia University’s Journal of International Affairs as one of the Five Faces of African Innovation. His widely viewed TEDGlobal talk on investing in Africa helped shift the global narrative from aid to trade.

In 2024, Euvin was listed among the Top 100 Most Reputable Africans by Reputation Poll.

We are honored to have Euvin as an esteemed member of our board.

TED Global Talk: Euvin Naidoo on Investing in Africa