Lerato Molefe

Lerato is the Founding Principal of Naaya Consulting, a legal strategy firm that helps clients manage legal risk in transactions and operations across Africa. Prior to establishing Naaya in 2012, Lerato practiced mergers and acquisitions law at Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York and Paris, and Bowman Gilfillan in Johannesburg. She has also gained experience at international organisations such as the World Bank in Washington DC, and Africare in Dakar, Senegal. Lerato holds a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School, a Master of Arts degree in law and diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and political science from Smith College