Anne Pratt

Anne Pratt is a Harvard fellow and multi-award-winning businesswoman who met Nelson Mandela and ran one of South Africa’s top executive search companies. A former Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative fellow selected as one of 45 top leaders worldwide. She did a second fellowship at Harvard.

Originally from South Africa, Anne grew up in an anti-apartheid activist family. Anne worked closely with multi-listed and unlisted corporate boards, cabinet Ministers of the South African government, and non-profit Boards for decades including the Nelson Mandela Foundation. She interviewed and researched more than 10 000 leaders in Africa and internationally.

Pratt completed a degree in Economics, a post-graduate degree in Psychology, lectured in Psychology and leadership excellence in top South African Universities and business schools, and completed her MBA and board certification in Governance in premier business schools. Finance Week published her MBA thesis opinion.

Featured in the Who’s Who of South Africa, Anne is a member of the International Women’s Forum, consulted to multiple high-profile Boards including the Nelson Mandela Foundation, and invests in our younger generation of leaders in Africa and worldwide. In addition, Pratt features in the South African and American media.