**Helping leaders and institutions think, learn and deliver on sustainability through academia, policy and practice.** I am a strategy lecturer and non-executive board member with expertise in embedding sustainability governance into the design, funding, and delivery of services within complex, regulated institutions. I specialise in understanding and mitigating ESG risk to inform strategic, board-level decisions. **Academia** - **Lecturer in Strategy**, University of Edinburgh Business School (UEBS). Investigate how strategic leaders navigate market uncertainty, cross-cultural conflict, and sustainability challenges. 3 Best Conference Paper Awards at the European and American Academies of Management. - **UEBS Course Organiser**, ESG-focused teaching reaching 200+ students annually. 3 Excellence in Teaching Awards since joining the school in 2022. - **UEBS Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability Committee Member**, driving sustainability through curriculum, research, operations and accreditation. - **Improving Policy Leadership Co-lead**, awarded £41,499 from the Wellcome Trust-funded InFrame Project to build more externally engaged and impactful research cultures. **Policy** - **Non-Executive Board Member**, Student Awards Agency Scotland. Oversight on £1B+ in funding for 180,000+ students. - **Non-Executive Board Member**, Historic Environment Scotland (£100M+ public body). Oversight for 300+ properties including Edinburgh Castle which attract 4.5M+ visitors annually. Member of Audit, Risk & Assurance Committee. Board Champion for the Climate Action Plan. - **(2019-2022) Multicultural Queensland Advisory Council Member,** Queensland Government. Advised Minister of $2.3B AUD portfolio on state-wide social cohesion strategies and co-led the Council’s submission to a Parliamentary Inquiry into Hate Crimes. - **(2017-2021) Advisory Council Member**, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ESG advice for $1B AUD public media organisation. - **(2017-2020) Chairperson**, Global Shapers Australia Charity. Led the rollout of a nationwide financial governance framework to support 7 city hubs and 250+ members. **Practice** - **(2021-2022) Consultant**, Inclusive Blockchain Governance & Sustainability. Designed decentralised governance models that reached 2,000+ users and supported $1M+ USD in sales. - **(2015-2018) Founder & Managing Director**, CYALA (Council for Young Africans Living Abroad). Led leadership programmes for 800+ youth from 20+ countries. Built a volunteer team of 30+ to support scalable, multi-city operations. - **(2014-2015) Co-Founder & CEO**, Funetics . Raised $40K AUD in seed funding from Australia's largest telecom company. Laid foundations for a subsequent startup that raised $1.5M+ AUD. **Contact** - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/) - [Email](https://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/staff/nkosana-mafico)