Dr Molefe Pule
Head of Naspers Labs
Molefe Pule is a senior governance and strategy leader with a Ph.D. in Psychology and over two decades of experience across the public sector, development, academia, and social impact.
He currently serves as Head of Naspers Labs at Naspers-Prosus, where he leads the delivery of the digital skills programmes at scale. In this role, he oversees the training of more than 1000 young people annually, with placement in work experience opportunities. He has a passion for hands-on mentorship role, coaching and developing young people.
Beyond Naspers Labs, Molefe is a Trustee and Chairperson of the SASOL Foundation Trust, supervises MBA candidates at GIBS, University of Pretoria, and is a Trustee of the Maths Centre Incorporating Sciences (MCIS) NPO.
His tenure in government includes serving as Chief Director: Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission (PICC) Technical Task Team at the Economic Development Department (EDD), Chief Director: Competition Oversight at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC), and Chief of Staff in the Ministry of Economic Development. He also previosuly worked at the World Bank-affiliated Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results (CLEAR) at Wits University, lecturing and training in M&E.
Molefe brings deep expertise in strategic leadership, governance, development, and stakeholder engagement with a track record of building partnerships and driving impact at the intersection of government, business, and human development.
Molefe Pule is a senior governance and strategy leader with a Ph.D. in Psychology and over two decades of experience across the public sector, development, academia, and social impact.
He currently serves as Head of Naspers Labs at Naspers-Prosus, where he leads the delivery of the digital skills programmes at scale. In this role, he oversees the training of more than 1000 young people annually, with placement in work experience opportunities. He has a passion for hands-on mentorship role, coaching and developing young people.
Beyond Naspers Labs, Molefe is a Trustee and Chairperson of the SASOL Foundation Trust, supervises MBA candidates at GIBS, University of Pretoria, and is a Trustee of the Maths Centre Incorporating Sciences (MCIS) NPO.
His tenure in government includes serving as Chief Director: Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission (PICC) Technical Task Team at the Economic Development Department (EDD), Chief Director: Competition Oversight at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC), and Chief of Staff in the Ministry of Economic Development. He also previosuly worked at the World Bank-affiliated Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results (CLEAR) at Wits University, lecturing and training in M&E.
Molefe brings deep expertise in strategic leadership, governance, development, and stakeholder engagement with a track record of building partnerships and driving impact at the intersection of government, business, and human development.