Profile

Kerushan Govender is a serial entrepreneur with several investments in SA and abroad. He has an extensive career spanning the technology and investment banking sectors, including about 10 years in various leadership roles at Microsoft. More recently, Kerushan was Area Head at Microsoft, based in Dubai, responsible for the Public Sector business across the Middle East and Africa. After leaving the Middle East, Kerushan helped set up a company in the US in partnership with a Forbes list billionaire, before returning to SA in 2017.

As a Statistician and Economist by postgraduate training, Kerushan is uniquely positioned to combine a scientific approach with deep on-the-ground business experience, producing novel business frameworks and solutions. Early on in his career, Kerushan spent a year training across Europe and the USA, applying technology to business problems. This training, together with decades of business experience has equipped Kerushan to simplify and demystify the technology conversation for all.

Kerushan continues to study, research and serve clients in the area of his passion: digital transformation. He has been featured in several news publications for his innovations, involving a provisional patent in forecasting, and recently appeared on a talk show on NBC in the USA for his ideas on people-driven computing.