She is incredibly perceptive and has the mind of a mamba. Dr Ntshingila-Khosa’s clarity of thought and sharp eyes, combined with her attention to detail, are skills she mastered at Cambridge and Harvard universities.

She is known to have a safe pair of extraordinarily professional hands, doing what she promises to do, on time, within budget, to the best standards.

As a clear thinker with a sharp mind, Dr Ntshingila-Khosa is swift to get to what’s essential in any business situation.
She is resourceful and provides invaluable oversight to ensure client requirements and expectations are met.

Dr Ntshingila-Khosa is the founder and CEO of Sharp Pencil Consulting, established in 2004, and was previously executive director of Ntshingila-Khosa and Associates from 1997 until 2003. From 1994 to 1997 she worked as a Senior Consultant for the Improving Education Quality (IEQP) project, a USAID-funded project. Her expertise as a management consultant is on educational policy, strategic planning, project design, project and programme monitoring and evaluation, as well as surveys and project audits.

For the past 20 years Dr Ntshingila-Khosa has conducted research, facilitation, project evaluations and impact assessments for several organisations such as Department of Finance and International Development (DFID), the European Union (EU), Department of Labour (DoL), Gauteng Department of Education, the Telkom Foundation, and the Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authorities.