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          Cobus de Swardt, Transparency International's Managing Director.!

          Cobus de Swardt

          South African sociologist

          Cobus de Swardt is a South African sociologist.

          Cobus de Swardt brought an infectious personality and a remarkable background to TI. He came from a prominent Boer family.

        1. Cobus de Swardt brought an infectious personality and a remarkable background to TI. He came from a prominent Boer family.
        2. This book examines how insufficient policies can lead to the alleged abuse of power in organisations.
        3. Cobus de Swardt, Transparency International's Managing Director.
        4. Tackling corruption is arguably one of the most crucial tasks to realising this vision.
        5. Cobus de Swardt, former Managing Director of Transparency International (TI), provides an overview of the global fight against corruption over the last 30 years.

          6. He was head of Transparency International from 2007 to 2017, and is a former chair of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Agenda Council on Corruption.

          Education

          De Swardt earned an MPhil in Political and African Studies from the University of Cape Town, and a PhD in sociology from La Trobe University, Melbourne.[1]

          Career

          In the 1980s and early 1990s, he was active in the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, chairing the African National Congress in Cape Town.[1][2][3] He has taught at universities in Australia, Germany, Japan and South Africa.

          He worked in various countries for multinational corporations, trade unions and research institutes in managerial and research capacities. He also served as a Director of United Nations Global Compact.[2]

          De Swardt led the Chronic Poverty Research Centre, an international research