Brief Biosketch: Rudi Kimmie (PhD)

Dr Rudi Kimmie is a Business Consultant at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s InQubate Office. Prior to this he held senior positions in education, corporate training and operations management.

He holds a degree in Liberal Arts, Post-Graduate Degrees in Education and Human Resource Management from the former University of Natal and a PhD in Leadership Studies from the current University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Having enjoyed a successful career in education and corporate training with a major mining company, Rudi has combined his corporate experience with education to develop the potential of young minds to meet the demands of professional life. Besides his academic career, he is also the founder of the Business Organisational and Leadership Development (BOLD) initiative at UKZN and participates in various development fora.

A published writer, Rudi has written on travel, education and science. He is passionate about sport, music, travel, martial arts and world affairs.

Rudi is a trained facilitator with extensive local and international experience. He was an executive member on the International Consortium for Experiential Learning (ICEL), a Rotary Group Study Exchange Scholar to Japan, as well as a Global Research Fellow with the Washington based Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP).

Rudi resides in Durban.

Contact details are as follows:
Tel: 0312603326
Email: rudi.kimmie@gmail.com