Managing for Excellence

Alex graduated from the University of Stellenbosch with a Masters Degree in International Studies (cum laude). He is currently completing a M. Tech in Project Management at the Cape Town University of Technology. Alex has built up considerable research experience in ME; he has provided research services to, amongst others, the Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Education and Training Authority (THETA), the parliamentary Task Team on Oversight and Accountability and more recently was appointed as the researcher to support the Independent Panel for the Assessment of Parliament. Alex has also acted as a senior protocol officer for a number of events, including the 118th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly hosted by the South African Parliament in 2008. His research interests include Corporate Social Risk Analysis, Corporate Social Investment, Public Participation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Small Enterprise Development, Protocol, and Legislative Structures and Processes.