Greg Mills

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Gregory John Barrington Mills
Born	(1962-05-09) 9 May 1962 (age 61) Cape Town, South Africa
Alma mater	University of Cape Town, Lancaster University
Spouse	Janet Margaret Wilson
Children	Amelia Beatrix William
Parent(s)	Denis Arthur Barrington Mills Nanette Mary How Elliott

Gregory John Barrington Mills (born 9 May 1962)

, established in 2005 by the Oppenheimers to strengthen African economic performance.

Early life and education

Mills was born to Denis Arthur Barrington Mills and Nanette Mary How Elliott - and is a grandson of pre-war South African Grand Prix driver

.

Career

From 1996-2005 he served as the National Director of the South African Institute of International Affairs.^[1][2] He has lectured at the University of the Western Cape and currently^[when?] at the Centre for Defence & International Security Studies in Lancaster. He is a visiting lecturer at the NATO Higher Defence College in Rome, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

An accomplished author of several books, he is also widely published in newspapers and magazines including the

and Politiken.

He is a Research Associate of the

(IISS). He serves on a number of international editorial boards.

During 2006, based in Kabul, he served as the special adviser to the Commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, General Sir

David Richards

, and as the head of the strategic analysis Prism Group of the ninth International Security Assistance Force (ISAF IX). During 2008 he was on secondment to the Government of Rwanda as Strategic Adviser to the President. In April 2008 he was appointed as a Commissioner on the Danish Prime Minister's 'Africa Commission'.

Personal life

He is married to the artist Janet Margaret Wilson. They have three children, Amelia, Beatrix, and William.

In his free time, Mills' hobbies include restoring and racing vintage racing cars. He is a co-author of five books on southern African motorsport. These include:

• For the Love of It: John Love and an Era of Southern African Motorsport (2005)
• Springbok Series: An Era of Sports and Saloon Car Racing in Southern Africa (2006)
• "Love First, Tingle Second"’: Sam Tingle’s Motorsport Scrapbook (2006);
• "PIPES!" David Piper and the Springbok Series (2007).
• "Paddy - Who?" A Driver's life of Bikes and Cars (2009).

Mills is widely known for his proficiency on the penny whistle, accompanying musician Robin Auld on his song, "This Is How It Works."^[3]

Publications

Books

• Greg Mills; Jeffrey Herbst (2002). Poverty to Prosperity: Globalisation, Good Governance and African Recovery. Tafelberg.
• Greg Mills (2003). The Future of Africa: New Order in Sight?. Oxford University Press.
• Greg Mills (2005). The Security Intersection: The Paradox of Power in an Age of Terror.
  Wits University Press
  .
• Greg Mills (2007). From Africa to Afghanistan: With Richards and NATO to Kabul.
  Wits University Press
  .
• Greg Mills (2010). Why Africa is Poor: And What Africans Can Do About It. Penguin Books.
• Mills, Greg, J. Peter Pham, and David Kilcullen (2013). "Somalia: Fixing Africa’s Most Failed State." Cape Town: Tafelberg Short.
• Greg Mills (2015). Why States Recover: Changing Walking Societies into Winning Nations, from South Africa to Zimbabwe. Hurst.

References

External links

• Greg Mills - How South Africa Works And Must Do Better
• RSIS Distinguished Public Lecture by Dr Greg Mills