Miriam Altman
Miriam Altman is a South African economist, business person, social activist, and strategist.
Education
Altman read economics at
Career
Altman served as an Executive Director at the
She was the Chief of Strategy and Regulatory Affairs at Telkom from June 2013 and April 2016, crafting and orchestrating its turnaround.[2]
She was a Commissioner on the National Planning Commission in the Office of the SA Presidency - the body tasked to guide long-term planning for South Africa - where she was recently since 2010. (She was reappointed for a second term in September 2015 to 2022.)[3]
In addition to the aforementioned roles, she is a Professor of 4IR Practice in the School of Economics at the University of Johannesburg and has been an Adjunct Professor at University of Cape Town, a visiting professor at Tsinghua University, and a non-resident Fellow at the Centre for Emerging Markets at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai.
Personal life
Outside her professional life, Altman is very engaged in public interest initiatives and youth leadership programmes. Altman is also very involved in the arts, and performs and records as a jazz vocalist.
Her life partner was Leslie Maasdorp, Vice President and
Selected publications
- Miriam Altman (1996). "Labour Regulation and Enterprise Strategies in the South African Clothing Industry". Regional Studies. 30 (4): 387–399. .
- Miriam Altman; Zitha Mokomane; Gemma Wright (2014). "Social security for young people amidst high poverty and unemployment: Some policy options for South Africa". Development Southern Africa. 31 (2): 347–362. S2CID 154006855.
References
- ^ a b "Dr. Miriam Altman" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Miriam Altman to head Telkom strategy". 13 May 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Dr Miriam Altman, NPC profile". 4 February 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Leadership, NDB". Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
External links
- National Planning Commission profile
- Official website
- Miriam Altman on IDEAS/RePEc