Tessa Dooms

Tessa Dooms is the host of Power Breakfast on Powerfm 987 in South Africa, and the Director at the Rivonia Circle, political think-tank. She recently authored a book titled ‘Coloured’ that explores identity politics in South Africa.

Trained as a Sociologist, development practitioner and political analyst, Ms. Dooms is an activist, author and change maker committed to the remaking of the future of South Africa. She started her career in academia and has worked in diverse sectors including government, NGOs and the private sector, where she did work that aligns the objectives of various institutions and programmes with developmental objectives for the advancement of Africa. She has 15 years’ experience as a development worker, trainer and researcher with expertise on governance, youth development and innovation, and has worked in over 10 African countries. In 2015 she was appointed to the National Planning Commission to advise the President on the implementation of the National Development Plan of South Africa.

Dooms is a Trustee of the Kagiso Trust and holds a Masters of Arts from the University of the Witwatersrand.