Ravindra Naidoo

Ravi Naidoo is Group Executive for Development Planning at the Development Bank of southern Africa (DBSA). In this role he oversees the research, information, internal advisory, public policy and planning functions of the DBSA. During 2005-2008 he coordinated work for the Economic Cluster in national government and between1997-2005 was head of the trade union-linked think tank National Labour and Economic Development Institute (NALEDI). Naidoo has been active in many international development organisations and networks including the UNDP, ILO, and UN Economic Commission for Africa. Naidoo has a Master’s degree from Harvard University’s JFK School of Government and was a Fellow at Harvard’s Committee on African Studies.