Chief-director of financial sector policy, South African National Treasury

Vukile Davidson is the Chief Director responsible for Financial Markets and Stability at the National Treasury of South Africa. Having begun his career in financial markets within Standard Bank’s investment banking division, Vukile subsequently moved to the National Treasury.

While at National Treasury Vukile has worked on key various financial sector legislative reforms including South Africa’s resolution framework as well as working on policy issues as diverse as climate change and financial innovation. Vukile has also worked at the Financial Stability Board in Basel, Switzerland, on topics which include challenges facing SMEs and work to address the decline in correspondent banking services with a specific focus on the Americas, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Asia. Vukile has an M.Sc in Development Economics and Finance from the University of London (SOAS)