Chantell Ilbury

Chantell is cofounder of Mind Of A Fox as well as its education and training arm; Growing Foxes. Since 2001 she has specialised in the use of scenarios to guide organisations and governments worldwide through strategic conversations. She draws from insights learned working across a diverse array of sectors, including energy, resources, mining, agriculture, transportation, industry and manufacturing; and from as far afield as the UK, the US, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Ukraine, Australia, Jamaica, Kuwait, Singapore, India, Mauritius, Réunion Island, as well as throughout Africa.

Chantell holds a BSc in Chemistry, a post-graduate Higher Diploma in Education, an Executive MBA from the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, and has studied Strategic Negotiation through Harvard Business School in Boston.

She has co-authored three best-selling books on scenarios and strategy with Clem Sunter. Her latest book - A Fox’s Tale: Insights From One Of Africa’s Most Creative Strategic Thinkers, published by Penguin in July 2016, is available now.