Siya Mnyanda is a seasoned dealmaker, investor and corporate MC who commands boardrooms and stages with equal authority. With a career spanning enterprise technology, real estate investment and the development of a heritage-driven hospitality project in Johannesburg, he is trusted by blue-chip corporates to moderate their most high-stakes conversations and bring events to life with presence, precision and charisma. His insights have been featured in publications such as The Guardian (UK), Business Day and Mail & Guardian, underscoring his credibility as both a strategist and storyteller.

He holds a Politics, Philosophy and Economics degree from the University of Cape Town and completed postgraduate studies at Wits Business School, grounding his corporate and stage work in both intellectual breadth and business leadership.

At his core, Siya is driven by a passion for advancing people. Whether through technology, access to economic participation, social justice or politics, he uses his platform to open doors and unlock opportunity. As a founding member of Pride at SAP and co-creator of The Roundtable, a multi-company collective on inclusivity, he has been at the forefront of corporate LGBTI+ advocacy. This commitment to equity and voice defines everything he does.

Siya began his career guiding Africa’s largest organisations through digital transformation, partnering with C-suite leaders across banking, retail, energy and higher education. Today, he continues to lead strategic pursuits engaging the C-suite on digital investments around their people while building personal investments that blend culture, design and impact.

On stage, Siya fuses executive gravitas with magnetic stagecraft. Whether hosting BBC Studios, Standard Bank or Workday, he creates spaces where people lean in, connect with purpose and leave inspired to see possibility in themselves and the world around them.