Tsele Moloi

Dr Tsele Moloi is an interdisciplinary scholar working at the intersection of Business and Society, Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, and Social Investment. He holds a PhD in Management from Wits Business School and previously served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Convenor of the PhD Seminar Series at the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI).

Dr Moloi has extensive experience in postgraduate supervision, academic teaching, research facilitation, curriculum development, and early-career researcher development. His academic work is grounded in a commitment to developing responsible and socially responsive graduates and advancing scholarship that connects business, society, and sustainable development.

His interdisciplinary research interests include Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Creating Shared Value (CSV), Base of the Pyramid (BoP), Social Entrepreneurship, Social Impact Investing, Climate Philanthropy, Climate Adaptation Finance, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). His work is underpinned by a broader commitment to sustainable and inclusive development in Africa and the Global South.

Currently, Dr Moloi focuses on climate philanthropy and the role of social impact investing in mobilising climate adaptation finance in South Africa. His work seeks to contribute to African philanthropy and sustainable development through critical scholarship, inclusive pedagogy, and impactful research that bridges academia, policy, and practice