Henri Bezuidenhout is an associate professor in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). His research interest and expertise lie mainly in foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa, and he has several publications to his credit in the area of international factor flows. He serves as the convenor of TRADE’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) programme.

Prof Bezuidenhout is the official South African and African research partner for the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment at Columbia University in New York and also works closely with domestic stakeholders such as the South African Institute of International Affairs, Provincial Investment Promotion Agencies (PIPAs) and various multinationals. He is a certified cultural intelligence and cross-cultural specialist as well as a formal executive business coach and member of the International Coaching Federation. In his coaching role he focuses on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), mergers and acquisitions, negotiation tactics and transformational leadership.