Leadership
The people responsible for the work
R&J is deliberately principal-led. Clients work directly with senior advisers who have held leadership roles in monetary policy, development finance, government, international institutions, entrepreneurship development and cross-border business.
Principal-led
The people responsible for the work
R&J is deliberately principal-led. Clients work directly with senior advisers who have held leadership roles in monetary policy, development finance, government, international institutions, entrepreneurship development and cross-border business.
CEO
Dr. John Steytler
Co-founder & Chief Executive
First independent member of the Bank of Namibia Monetary Policy Committee (2026); founding Statistician-General and CEO of the Namibia Statistics Agency; former CEO of the Development Bank of Namibia.
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COO
Vijay Jha
Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer
Infrastructure advisory, energy transition and cross-border commercial development across Africa, the UAE and India.
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Senior Associate
Prof. Rachel K. Gesami
Head of East Africa
Economist with experience at the IMF, Kenya's Office of the Prime Minister and Vision 2030, and senior university leadership; recipient of the Moran of the Burning Spear.
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Senior Associate
Peik Bruhns
Head of West Africa
Development practitioner who led an entrepreneurship programme reaching 15,000+ participants through 26 implementing agencies, supporting 5,000 business registrations.
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Senior Associate
Saleh Alhashmi
Head of Middle East Operations
Business executive, project management professional (PMP®) and technology entrepreneur with 20+ years in oil & gas; Co-Founder & CEO of Power AI Artificial Intelligence LLC.
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Expert engagement model
Senior people on every mandate.
R&J Steytler is deliberately small at the core. For specialised mandates we engage a curated network of sector experts, technical advisors and domain specialists, bringing targeted expertise to each engagement without carrying the overhead. Clients deal with principals throughout.