Based in Control Risks’ Johannesburg office, Marisa provides political, operational and security risk analysis, with a focus on Southern Africa. She is a regular contributor to Control Risks’ online subscription services and oversees Control Risks’ COVID-19 monitoring for Africa, and undertakes bespoke consultancy engagements for clients operating in the region.
Recent tasks that Marisa has worked on include:
Prior to joining Control Risks, Marisa worked for Fitch Solutions (formerly BMI Research) in its newly opened South Africa office as an infrastructure analyst, forecasting growth and writing about key developments in sub-Saharan African construction markets. She also has experience in business-to-business media at a number of South African media houses.
Marisa holds a Master of Urban Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand, a multidisciplinary degree combining political studies and urban planning, and honours degrees in Journalism & Media Studies (Rhodes University) and Political Studies (University of the Witwatersrand). She has working knowledge of Portuguese.