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Duke Corporate Education RSA Ltd.
The Campus
Augusta Building
Bryanston
Johannesburg 02021
South Africa

Vishal Patel

Managing Director

Vishal joined the Duke CE South Africa team in June 2009.Vishal’s responsibilities are both internally focused through strategic planning and outwardly-facing through client interactions, curriculum development, and project management. As a Duke MBA graduate, Vishal is an important bridge between the learning institution of Duke University and the corporate arm of Duke Education.

He has worked with a broad selection of companies with a specific focus on the mining and financial services industries. Vishal has delivered programmes in Europe, China, and multiple locations in Africa. 

Vishal has a rich history in the education industry that began as a teacher in New Orleans with Teach for America – a selective programme which places high achieving collegiate leaders in the most under-resourced and under-performing school districts in the US. He also worked as a Development Director at Madison House the largest collegiate student run non-profit. Prior to joining Duke CE, Vishal served as an Assistant Director at the University of Virginia’s Alumni Association where he worked on strategy, diversity initiatives, alumni relations, marketing and fundraising campaigns. 

Vishal completed his undergraduate education at the University of Virginia. He holds a Master of Education Policy degree from the University of Virginia and a Master of Business Administration from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business with a dual concentration in Strategy and Market Analysis. 

In his spare time, Vishal is an avid reader and sports fan, who has recently developed a greater appreciation of cricket and rugby by living in South Africa.