Dr Pontsho Mokoena is a South African chief risk and insurance officer and academic researcher who specialises in the fields of applied mathematics and data analytics. She holds a Doctorate in Business Administration, specialising in predictive risk management, as well as a Master’s in actuarial science among other qualifications. More recently, she completed an artificial intelligence course at Oxford University’s Said Business School. 

She has 20 years of corporate experience across different industries occupying senior leadership and board roles in the specialised fields of enterprise risk management, short term and long-term insurance, employee benefits, healthcare, investment advisory and analytical modelling. 

In her current role at Barloworld Group as Executive: Risk & Insurance, she is responsible for spearheading the enterprise risk and insurance functions alongside managing the benefits for the group as the Principal Officer of the Group’s Medical Scheme, Barmed. In addition she is the Principal Officer of the Group’s Retirement Fund.