Mamello Matikinca is the Chief Economist at First National Bank (FNB), where she provides macroeconomic insight and analysis to the bank, the wider FirstRand Group, and its clients. She is widely recognised as one of South Africa’s leading voices on economic policy, growth dynamics, and structural reform. She began her career at the Bureau for Economic Research in Stellenbosch and later served as an economist at Rand Merchant Bank, before joining FNB. Beyond the private sector, Mamello has played an influential role in public policy, having served on the Presidential Economic Advisory Council, where she advised President Cyril Ramaphosa. She has also been a member of the National Advisory Council on Innovation, appointed by the Minister of Science and Technology. Mamello currently serves on the Statistics South Africa CPI Advisory Committee and holds an honours degree in economics and econometrics from the University of Johannesburg.