Saul Levin is the Executive Director of TIPS, a not-for-profit economic research institute. Saul has previously worked as a Chief Director in the Economic Development Department (EDD) with oversight over Development Finance Institutions. Prior to that Saul spent two years as a Business Operations Manager at Standard Bank. Previously he worked as the Chief of Staff for the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry and for the Minister of Minerals and Energy. He has also worked as an economist at the Department of Trade and Industry, and spent several years working in small business development. Saul has a Master’s degree in Sociology from Wits University, and a PhD in Development Studies from the University of Johannesburg.