INTERVIEW WITH THE DEAN
BIOGRAPHY
Morris Mthombeni is dean of the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), as well as a professor of strategy and governance. Prior to this, he was the institute’s executive director of faculty. Mthombeni is a senior academic who actively researches and teaches at the intersection of the micro‑foundations of corporate strategy and corporate governance. At GIBS, he is one of the senior academics in the areas of business environment, corporate strategy and innovation. He also lectures on its master’s, doctoral and executive education programmes, including the flagship Global Executive Development Programme, as well as on Harvard Business School’s Senior Executive Programme Africa. In addition, Mthombeni is an advisory board member of UN PRME, a working board member of RRBM and active in the international accreditation of community as the dean of a triple-accredited school. He is especially proud of being a champion for Africa in terms of GIBS being one of the pioneering schools accredited by the Association of African Business Schools. He also takes pride in his leadership role within the PRME Chapter Africa eco-system, especially the Business Schools for Climate Leadership Africa, a research and thought leadership partnership that he co-founded
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