Nomvuyo Guma is an Economist with nearly 20 years of experience in economics, strategy, and policy development in both the public and private sector. She is a Mason Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and until recently worked at the Impumelelo Growth Lab at the Bureau for Economic Research at the University of Stellenbosch. The Impumelelo Growth Lab is a new independent hub for analytical research capacity to produce growth-focused economic research.
Prior to this Ms. Guma was the Chief Director for Microeconomic Policy at the National Treasury, managing a team of economists responsible for sectoral policy analysis, structural reforms, and green economy issues, as well as the Co-Head of Operation Vulindlela (OV). OV is a joint initiative between the Presidency and the National Treasury to accelerate the implementation of priority structural reforms in electricity, water, digital telecommunications, immigration, and logistics.
Ms Guma holds a Bachelor of Business Science degree in Economics, from the University of Cape Town and a Master’s degree in Economic Development and Policy Issues from the University of Johannesburg.
Prior to joining the National Treasury in 2014 she worked in the banking sector, providing economic research, commentary and strategy. Since joining the National Treasury as a Director: Microeconomic Policy Ms. Guma has helped to develop National Treasury policy positions on key policy issues and led work on Treasury’s economic reform paper titled Economic transformation, inclusive growth, and competitiveness: a contribution towards a growth agenda for the South African economy, as well as on the Economic Recovery and Reconstruction Programme (ERRP).
In addition to TIPS, Ms. Guma also sits on the boards of the Youth Employment Service (YES) initiative, a Public-Private Partnership that offers employment experience for historically disadvantaged, unemployed youth.