Len Verwey

Len Verwey has worked for the last two decades in the South African policy and development fields as an economist, public finance expert and governance analyst, in recent years with a growing focus on climate finance. 

He has worked for a large democracy think tank (Idasa); in the South African government at a senior level; as an independent economic consultant for a wide range of clients; for a large South African philanthropy (The Motsepe Foundation); and currently for Just Share, a shareholder activist organization focusing on corporate governance, inequality and climate change, where he leads the corporate governance programme.

His technical skills include, in particular, public budget analysis, tax policy, especially tax fairness and domestic resource mobilization, fiscal policy and fiscal governance, poverty and inequality alleviation policy, competition policy, as well as climate finance and supporting Africa’s climate transition. 

He is a skilled workshop facilitator and presenter, as well as an experienced public speaker and has done considerable speechwriting events for private and public sector leaders.  

Len holds Masters degrees in English literature and in Economics and, has published two collections of poetry.