Lesetja Kganyago

Lesetja Kganyago
Born (1965-10-07) 7 October 1965
Moletjie (Ga Maribana) Limpopo, South Africa
Alma materUniversity of South Africa
(Bachelor of Commerce)
SOAS, University of London
(Master of Science in Economics)
OccupationBanker
Years active1994–present
OfficeGovernor of the South African Reserve Bank
PredecessorGill Marcus
SpouseZibusiso Kganyago

Lesetja Kganyago (born 7 October 1965) is a South African economist and central banker. He is the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). He was appointed in that position on 6 October 2014, by Jacob Zuma, the former President of the Republic of South Africa (RSA). He assumed the Governorship of the South African Reserve Bank on 9 November 2014, following the expiry of the term of his predecessor, Gill Marcus, on 8 November 2014. In 2025, Kganyago was announced as the new Chancellor of Stellenbosch University, a prestigious institution in South Africa, following the end of Justice Edwin Cameron’s term.