Prof. John Da Silva Luiz
John Luiz is Professor of International Business at the School of Business, Management and Economics at the University of Sussex, and Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of Business (GSB) at the University of Cape Town, specializing in emerging markets.
Previously, he served as a Professor and Director of International Relations at the GSB, was a Professor at the Wits Business School (served in various capacities including as their Director of International Programmes and as Academic Director), and was Executive Dean in the Faculty of Management at the University of Johannesburg.
John has published in excess of 100 publications including over 75 articles in leading journals. He is the co-author and/or editor of several books published by Macmillan, Pearson and Oxford University Press, over 20 book chapters, and the co-author of an award-winning case study on sustainable development.
Besides the Ph.D., John has completed various other programmes including the Cambridge Advanced Programme on Development Economics at Cambridge University, the Wharton Global Faculty Development Programme, and Strategic Management at the Harvard Business School. He is a member of various professional bodies and was President of the Economic Society of South Africa 2014-2016.