Margot Sandenbergh

Margot Sandenbergh is a serial entrepreneur, product developer, and business strategist.

As a business executive, she served as the CEO and president of the AutoCAD Centre Africa, representing the products of NASDAQ-listed CAD software manufacturer Autodesk. She led the sales, training, and application software development departments. She quadrupled the revenue in three years and negotiated the sale to the JSE-listed company, Anglovaal. Margot is also the CEO and co-founder of COMDUIT, a platform for entrepreneurs and startup teams.

As a software developer, Margot helped develop PQ, a psychological testing program, and created the first interactive touchscreen voter information kiosk, which was funded by UNESCO for South Africa’s first democratic elections.

As a publisher, Margot founded a city entertainment magazine in South Africa, SA city life, which was based loosely on New York Magazine and Time Out. She led the creative and editorial teams and the advertising and business operations. Margot is also the co-founder of the award-winning SPOT ON media agency in NYC, a content marketer, custom publisher, and marketing consultancy.

As a TV producer, she developed and extended the city life brand from a magazine product to two weekly TV shows, big city on M-NET(cable) and city life on e-tv (network), which won awards for best magazine show in South Africa in 2000 and 2001 respectively. The brand also spawned an in-flight magazine, entertainment events, and a smart-card CRM loyalty club.

Margot received a B.Sc. from the University of South Africa with a double major in computer science and psychology. She received an MBA from the University of Cape Town, where she graduated cum laude and won the Andersen Consulting IT award.

Margot currently serves on multiple nonprofit boards, including the advisory board of NYU Langone’s Center for the Study and Treatment of Pain (CSTP).