About us
Strengthening Africa's Economic Performance
The Brenthurst Foundation is on the frontier of new ideas and innovative actions for strengthening Africa's economic performance. Our activities are focused in three areas: encouraging key decision-makers and experts to share experiences and insights at private meetings and seminars; delivering relevant, practical policy advice to governments; and generating new thinking and thought-leadership to address Africa's development challenges.
We facilitate policy conversations.
Our team engages with experts, policy specialists, and senior government officials in Africa and beyond. Our activities focus on:
Private Events
We convene meetings, seminars and conferences to facilitate the exchange of experiences and insights. With our unique network, we are able to facilitate vibrant discussions between key decision-makers and experts.
Policy Advice
We identify and share international best practice with governments, addressing not just what to do but how to do it. Our wide experience across different African countries affords us unique insights.
Thought Leadership
Drawing on our global network of analysts we undertake research and develop new thinking to address Africa's challenges and support economic transformation.
We work at the invitation of African governments.
We aim to contribute to the debate around strategies and policies for strengthening Africa's economic performance and enabling inclusive and sustainable development.
— Nicky and Jonathan Oppenheimer
Born in 2004, the Brenthurst Foundation was established by the Oppenheimer family to build on the work of the Brenthurst Initiative of 2003. This was a programme that instigated debate around policy strategies in South Africa to accelerate economic expansion. The debate continues across the continent, driven by the sharing of ideas, data, and experiences.
The Brenthurst Foundation is part of Oppenheimer Generations.
We bring together policy-makers & policy-shapers.
Since its inception, the Foundation has regularly brought together the world's leading thinkers and practitioners to consider ways to enhance the continent's economic growth and development. We are fortunate to count these key players, from presidents and finance ministers to renowned scholars and UN officials, among our advisors and associates.
Our partners are invested in the economic development of Africa.
