Lesetja Kganyago

Governor, South African Reserve Bank

Mr. Kganyago was appointed Governor of the South African Reserve Bank in November 2014 and has been reappointed for a third five-year term commencing on 9 November 2024. He is the Chairperson of the Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committees. Prior to his appointment as Governor, Mr. Kganyago served as Deputy Governor of the SARB from 16 May 2011.

Mr. Kganyago chairs the Committee of Central Bank Governors of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), co-chairs the Financial Stability Board’s Regional Consultative Group for Sub-Saharan Africa and chairs the Financial Stability Board’s Standing Committee on Standards Implementation. In addition, until recently he served as the Chairperson of the International Monetary and Financial Committee, which is the primary advisory board to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board of Governors, from 18 January 2018 – 17 January 2021

Before joining the SARB, Mr. Kganyago was the Director-General of the National Treasury. He represented South Africa at international organizations such as the World Bank, the IMF, the G20 and the African Development Bank.  In this role, he served as the Chair of the Development Committee Deputies and also co-chaired a G20 Working Group on the reform of the IMF.

He holds an MSc in Economics from SOAS University of London and a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Economics and Accounting from the University of South Africa. He also received various training in Finance, Economics and Management.