Xabisa Dyosi is a Chartered Accountant with 20 years of experience in finance leadership roles, specializing in the higher education and research sectors.
She currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), playing a pivotal role in shaping the institute’s financial strategy, overseeing budgeting, procurement, and risk management. Prior to this, she was the Deputy Director of Finance at the University of Pretoria, where she oversaw the university’s external funding operations, including research grants and contracts, donation income, and student housing finance.
Ms Dyosi holds a BCom Hons in Accounting Sciences from the University of Pretoria, a Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Reporting, and completed the Management Advancement Programme at Wits Business School. She is an active board member, serving on the ethical, legal, and societal implications (ELSI) advisory board of a U.S.-based non-profit organization focused on funding health research.
