Nokwanda Maseko was appointed Deputy Executive Director for TIPS in May 2026, having previously served as a Senior Economist since 2022. Her work at TIPS is at the intersection of industrial policy, gender, and the just transition. Before joining TIPS in 2018, Nokwanda worked as a Budget Analyst at the National Treasury and Assistant Director at the Economic Development Department focused on industrial policy. Nokwanda holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from North West University.