Sibongile Khumalo

Chief Executive Officer, Zenex Foundation

Sibongile Khumalo is Chief Executive Officer of Zenex Foundation, in the role since August 2026.

The Zenex Foundation is a South African education funder that backs evidence-based programmes with monitoring, evaluation and research. Khumalo took over on 1 August 2026 from Gail Campbell, who led it for 23 years.

In the job

  1. The Zenex Foundation board announced Khumalo as chief executive from 1 August 2026, following a succession process, to take the Foundation through its 2030 Strategy. Source

Career before

  1. Senior leadership roles, South Africa Washington International Programme
  2. Senior leadership roles, The Learning Trust
  3. Senior leadership roles, DataDrive2030

Education

Master of Philosophy, University of Stellenbosch

Sources

  1. zenexfoundation.org.za
  2. zenexfoundation.org.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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