Philisiwe mthethwa biography

Philisiwe Mthethwa is the Chief Executive Officer of the  National Empowerment Fund.

Philisiwe Mthethwa Mthethwa holds an MBA Corporate Finance from the University of Sheffield, and has studied towards the MSc Economics (thesis not defended) at the University of Paris.

In this role Ms Mthethwa brought a diverse knowledge of banking, capital markets and international investment, and grew the NEF into a high-performing organisation that saw over 540 black-owned and managed enterprises receive much-needed finance for start-up, expansion and equity acquisition purposes.

Under her stewardship the past few years (2007 – 2014) saw the NEF join forces with local and international investors in the quest to champion South Africa’s industrialisation by developing strategic and industrial-type projects valued in excess of R30 billion.

Ms Mthethwa’s experience encompasses both private and public sector activities and provide the NEF with unparallelled understanding of the environment in whi