Nara Françoise Monkam is an Associate Professor of Public Economics and the Head of the Public Policy Hub at the University of Pretoria, with a specialization in Fiscal Policy. She was the Director Research at the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) for 8 years. She has had more than 10 years of experience in tax administration reforms in Africa. She has demonstrated leadership and managerial skills in leading both operational and analytical teams, through major multidisciplinary research, technical assistance, and capacity building programmes at ATAF and the African Tax Institute.