• PhD: Financial Management Sciences – University of Pretoria
• Master of Commerce: Financial Management – University of Johannesburg
• Bachelor of Accountancy: Accounting – University of Botswana

Chimwemwe Chipeta is a Full Professor of Corporate Finance, Head of the Finance Division, and Director of the Wits Fintech Hub at the University of the Witwatersrand. He holds a PhD in Financial Management Sciences from the University of Pretoria.

As Director of the Wits Fintech Hub, Chimwemwe has pioneered cutting-edge teaching and research programmes in Financial Technology and the incubation of tech-enabled initiatives. Previously, he served as a Visiting Scholar at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University in the United States, and as a Research Fellow of the South African Reserve Bank on Fintech and Climate Change issues.

His research interests are in Corporate Finance, Climate Finance, and Financial Technology (Fintech). Chimwemwe is NRF-rated (C2) and has published his work in high-impact journals such as Finance Research Letters, Emerging Markets Review, and Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money.

He is the recipient of several awards, including the Research Excellence Award, and has received several externally funded grants. Chimwemwe also has several years of practical experience in areas relating to degree programme development, executive education, business plan development, and digital asset investments.