Andrew Boraine

Andrew Boraine is an international expert on economic and urban development and partnering for systems change, who has worked in the development sector in South Africa for more than 41 years. He was a senior official in the constitutional department of Nelson Mandela’s government in the immediate post-Apartheid years, and was the first post-Apartheid City Manager of Cape Town. Boraine later founded the South African Cities Network and helped to establish the Cape Town Partnership, of which he was CEO for 10 years between 2003 and 2013. He is currently CEO of the Western Cape Economic Development Partnership (EDP). In 2017, Andrew participated in the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency Program where he researched “the role of partnering and partnerships in steering and managing complex societal transitions” in relation to city and regional development.

Education

• Bachelor's degree University of Cape Town (1978 — 1983)
• Matric Diocesan College (1975 — 1976)
• Kearsney College (1972 — 1974)

Companies

• Nonresident Senior Fellow The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program (2016)
• Chief Executive Western Cape Economic Development Partnership (EDP) (2012)
• Adjunct Professor and Advisory Board African Centre for Cities, UCT (2010)
• Member of the Advisory Board University of Cape Town (2016 — 2019)
• Chair of the Board of Directors Cape Town International Convention Centre (2006 — 2017)
• Member of the Advisory Board Economies of Regions Learning Network, National Treasury, South Africa (2012 — 2016)
• Board Member Development Bank of Southern Africa (2005 — 2014)
• Chief Executive Officer Cape Town Partnership (2003 — 2013)
• Founder Chairperson South African Cities Network (2001 — 2006)