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Tshilidzi Marwala | |
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7th Rector of the United Nations University | |
Assumed office 1 March 2023 | |
Deputy | Sawako Shirahase, Senior Vice-Rector, UNU |
Secretary-General | António Guterres |
Preceded by | David M. Malone |
2nd Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg | |
In office 1 January 2018 – 28 February 2023 | |
Chancellor | Njabulo Ndebele Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka |
Preceded by | Ihron Rensburg |
Succeeded by | Letlhokwa George Mpedi |
Personal details | |
Spouse | Dr Jabulile Vuyiswa Manana (m. 2000, 3 children) |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge Case Western Reserve University |
Known for | Rational counterfactuals, St. Petersburg paradox, bounded rationality, information asymmetry, efficient market hypothesis, Lewis turning point, finite element updating |
Website | www |
Tshilidzi Marwala (born 28 July 1971) is a South African artificial intelligence engineer, a computer scientist, a mechanical engineer and a university administrator. He is currently Rector of the United Nations University and UN Under-Secretary-General.[1] In August 2023 Marwala was appointed to the United Nations scientific advisory council.[2][3]