- Research fellow, University of Cape Town
Cecile Feront is a research fellow at the Centre for Complex Sustainability Transitions (CST) and a lecturer at the Sustainability Institute, Stellenbosch University, where she also supervises MPhil students in Sustainable Development. Her area of research focuses on how individuals and organisations engage with change toward sustainability. She holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Finance (Sciences Po Paris), an MPhil in Sustainable Development (Stellenbosch University) and a PhD in Business Administration (UCT Graduate School of Business). Prior to engaging in academic research, she worked as an entrepreneur and consultant for 15 years.
Experience
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2014–presentIndependent researcher / lecturer, Various organizations
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2019–presentResearch fellow, CST
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2005–2013Independent director / consultant, Various organizations
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1998–2002Vice-President marketing and strategy, co-founder, Reef Software
Education
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2021UCT Graduate School of Business, PhD in Business Administration
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2016Stellenbosch University, MPhil (Cum Laude) in Sustainable Development Planning and Management
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1996SciencesPo (Paris), Masters in Economics and Finance (Eco-Fi)
Publications
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2019The impact of frame ambiguity on field-level change, Organization Studies
Professional Memberships
- Golden Key International Honour Society
Contact Cecile for
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- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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