Tandi Nzimande

Tandi Nzimande is the CEO of the Solidarity Fund. Prior to her role at the Fund, Tandi was the CFO of Chapter One Innovation Brokerage, a business model research and development firm. She has broad experience in the business, governance and non-profits. Over the course of her career she has been engaged in a variety of roles from corporate finance at Deutsche Bank, running a small entrepreneurial venture, through to being part of being the growth story of WDB Investment Holdings, a women’s empowerment company. Her competencies span running the finance function, corporate governance, human resources, as well as participating in transactions and managing investment relationships. Tandi has been on the boards of various corporates including Paracon, FirstRand, Hulamin and Masana Petroleum Solutions.

Tandi joined the Hollard Foundation Trust as trustee in 2013 and started working more closely with its Early Childhood Development programmes, KYB Change Management and KYB Incubator, as well as its Youth Employment Accelerator Programme, Harambee which she is now the Chairman of. Tandi is also a fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative.