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Our people

No two days are the same at Genesis. The broad scope of both our clients and expertise has taken us to more than 115 countries across the globe. We try to balance work with our lives, friends and families.

Our Stakeholder Report 2024

Biannually Genesis Analytics publishes a Stakeholder Report to update our clients, partners and other associates on the work of the firm. Our Stakeholder Report 2024 gives insight into our staff and our values, policies and activities.

Staff perspectives

Most of our work in Genesis touches on the major challenges of the day as we work with our clients on realising solutions. Here are a few of the recent articles by staff that have been published. Click on news and insights for more.

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    A firm that can bottle critical thinking has a real future

    Will AI such as ChatGPT be an opportunity or a threat to the consulting industry? How should the The Competition Commission South Africa balance economic empowerment with the need to maintain a competitive market? How important is a good working knowledge of history in the consulting industry? How important is it to take ‘the long view’ in consulting when clients demand immediate solutions and partners demand immediate returns?

    Genesis Analytics founder and chair Stephan Malherbe answers a wide range of questions from Stellenbosch University academic Johan Fourie. To read more of his interviews with leading South Africans, access Fourie’s blog Our Long Walk.

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    Advancing Numeracy: A Step Towards Brighter Futures!

    Genesis Analytics brought together 100 people from passionate education organisations, educators, researchers and innovators for the Numeracy Research and Development (NRD) Challenge second information session. Together, we explored how to tackle one of education's toughest challenges: foundational numeracy for underserved learners in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

    This session was not only a deep dive into the state of math education, where UNESCO Institute for Statistics data shows that approximately 80% of children struggle to meet proficiency by Grade 3, but also a call to action for bold, scalable solutions. Read more here

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    AI Governance and Safety: Landmark Declaration and US Executive Order

    The November Bletchley Declaration on AI Safety is a landmark declaration that sees 28 countries from across the globe including Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the EU, agreeing to the urgent need to better understand and collectively manage potential risks of AI. Countries endorsing the Declaration include Brazil, France, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates.

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    Transforming the African entrepreneurship ecosystem through system change

    The African continent needs to create between 12 – 15 million jobs annually to absorb young people who are entering the labour market. Therefore, the profound transformation that the African entrepreneurship landscape has been undergoing is encouraging. Africa has one of the highest rates of entrepreneurship. Over 20% of working-age Africans started a new business and around 75% of young people plan to start one within five years. 

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    Unlocking nature's value in the Young World: Financial solutions for Zambia

    Zambia has incredible biodiversity, but the economy is heavily reliant on natural resources. Genesis Analytics has worked with the United Nations Development Programme Biodiversity Finance Initiative team to make recommendations to Zambian financial decision makers about how to integrate biodiversity considerations into their prudential supervision.

    Following the conclusion of the Cali Biodiversity COP16, Genesis partner Marcela Tarazona and consultant Belinda Kaimuri-Kyalo, MSc report on how we can mitigate these risks and promote climate-friendly investments that benefit both the economy and the environment by making informed policy and investment decisions.

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    Reflecting on International Youth Day: Advancing Youth Empowerment

    Youth are the driving force behind a brighter future, and in the Evaluation for Development (E4D) team, we are committed to working with our clients and partners to empower young people by creating meaningful economic opportunities.

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    2024 Year in Review: From Hannah Rowett

    I haven’t been the most consistent LinkedIn poster this year, so I’m wrapping it all up in one! 2024 was a year of incredible growth for me professionally, with new projects, challenges, and exciting travels.

    Here’s a quick recap of the key projects I worked on in each location.

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    Clearer Perspectives: Leveraging Data Visualisation Dashboards in M&E

    Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) acts as a guide to help stakeholders ask and answer questions about the outcomes of their interventions. Data alone is not enough to convey complex narratives and data visualisation turns mundane spreadsheets and numbers into dynamic graphics, charts, and interactive dashboards to bridge the gap between data and decision-making.

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    The value of economic impact assessment to decision-making

    Have you ever felt sceptical about a claim that a company, programme or policy creates hundreds of thousands of jobs or contributes several percent to GDP? You’re not alone.

    As economic impact assessment specialists, we spend a lot of time rigorously calculating past or future economic impact, and addressing inevitable questions that arise from economic claims. Below we’ll break down (i) why we use economic impact assessment, (ii) why economic impact assessment may rightly elicit a healthy dose of scepticism, and (iii) how we can address that scepticism by making economic impact assessments as transparent and effective as possible.

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    Breaking Barriers: Using M&E to improve education in Sub-Saharan Africa

    In Sub-Saharan Africa, education stands as a beacon of hope and a catalyst for social and economic transformation, with the power to emancipate individuals, strengthen communities, and fuel sustainable development. However, challenges such as limited resources, the legacy of colonialism, infrastructure gaps, and socio-economic disparities pose significant barriers to education quality and access in the region.

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    Untapped opportunity for differentiation in Nigeria’s financial sector

    Looking ahead to 2024, the stage is set for a competitive and engaging year in Nigeria’s financial inclusion and digital financial services sector.

    This follows an eventful 2023, which saw several factors shaping the sector: a persistent and widening gender gap in the access to and usage of financial services, a fast-evolving and highly competitive environment among payments players, and the increased uptake of digital lending products.

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    Rethinking Development Approaches: Beyond Superficial Impact

    In my experience of designing and evaluating development projects, I keep returning to one question: how effectively do these initiatives and investments reach their target communities? There seems to be a trade-off between the ease and predictability of solutions and their actual impact.

Members of our team

Stephan founded the firm and is the CEO, and Betty is our director in East Africa. Mishkah chairs the Operations Committee while Richard leads tech innovation. Ange leads the Transformation Committee with Miyabo. Giulia drives business development. Hannah run G:Soc, our work we do in the community, and Saul heads up our People Committee. Mike is the COO.

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    Stephan Malherbe

    Chair and founder (Competition and Regulation)
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    Betty Maina

    Director, Genesis Analytics (East Africa)
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    Mishkah Teladia

    Partner (Evaluation for Development)
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    Richard Ketley

    Managing Partner and Director (Financial Services Strategy)
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    Ange Maseko

    Senior Associate (Competition and Regulation)
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    Miyabo Miyabo

    Associate (Evaluation for Development)
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    Giulia Quadri

    Business Development Lead
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    Hannah Rowett

    Senior Associate (Human Development)
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    Dr Saul Johnson

    Managing Partner (Health)
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    Mike Olver

    Director and Chief Operating Officer

Life at Genesis

More of our team

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    2022 year-end at Joburg head office

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    2021 year-end global in Joburg

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    2020 end-of-year in Nairobi

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    2020 end-of-year in Joburg

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    Heritage Day in South Africa in 2020

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    CRE farewell to James Hodge in 2019

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    Nairobi 20th celebration

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    20th celebrations: Alumni and close associates

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    20th birthday in Joburg

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