Prof Cheryl de la Rey

Prof Cheryl de la Rey has been the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria since November 2009.

Her previous executive positions include being the Chief Executive Officer of the Council on Higher Education, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Cape Town and Executive Director at the National Research Foundation.

She has published books and several journal articles and she is registered as a Psychologist by the Health Professions Council of South Africa, is a fellow of the Psychological Association of South Africa, a fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa and of the Academy of Science of South Africa.

She is the Chairperson of the National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) and is a member of a number of national and international boards and committees such as the Executive Board of the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the University Social Responsibility Network.