JP Landman
JP Landman is a self-employed analyst on political-economic trends. During the lockdown, he has become a welcome invitee at senior executive and board-level meetings. It’s here that his deep insights and years of experience have been “an extremely valuable addition where an outsider’s fresh eyes add a new perspective and keep the execs honest” – in the words of one board director.
He focuses on trends in politics, economics, and demography.
In 2006 he was appointed as a member of then-President Thabo Mbeki’s Economic Advisory Panel.
In 2015 he was appointed by President Zuma as a member of the National Planning Commission for a period of 5 years; and he is a non-executive director of the JSE listed food company Libstar.
In 2013 he was elected a Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington DC and he spent four months in the US.
He has a BA LLB from Stellenbosch University (1978), studied Economics at Harvard (1998 and again in 2005), and obtained a MPhil in Future Studies (cum laude) from Stellenbosch (2003). In 2009 he completed a course at Oxford University Continuing Education on the economies of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India & China).
He has been a consultant to Nedbank Private Wealth since 2000.

JP Landman was great. The dealer's rated him as follows on our Conference Questionnaire: OK - 4%; Good -10% ; Great - 86% !
Keith LaingJurgens Ci
"..... JP Landman was an absolute success at our National Conference this past weekend. The delegates couldn't stop talking about his presentation. It was as positive and informative as you promised it would be."
Ilona HesselbergHarvey World Travel Head Office
Liked his different approach i.e. he looked at the future outcome from an economic perspective and drew relevant conclusions; Very entertaining speaker! Ability to get the audience to sit up and listen about a serious topic in a not-so-serious manner
Pamela Wade-LehmanMckinsey & Co o/b/o/ BHP Billiton
"I would say that he exceeded our expectations. Comments from our customers were extremely favourable. As usual, employees were delighted. Interesting and engaging."
Chesney BradshawABB South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Fantastic delivery that appealed to the humour of the audience. Awesome content with great take home value
Mario SantanaTBWA Hunt Lascaris
"The presentation by JP Landman went off very well and was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. What more can we say -- we were delighted and enriched by the presentation."
Chesney BradshawABB South Africa
"Client already wants to pencil book him for next year's event. The delegates loved his delivery of very boring stats. "
Chanel StewartSAB
An excellent presentation. The content was well received and I would recommend him to any other organisation
'JP Landman was great. The dealer's rated him as follows on our Conference Questionnaire: OK - 4%; Good -10% ; Great - 86% !' - Keith Laing, Marketing Director, Jurgens Ci
'JP was enjoyed by all the delegates as his message was clear, concise and factual ' I would highly recommend JP to any organization which wishes to share some of the more positive aspects of the state of the nation with its customers or staff.' - Bob Laing, Viamax Fleet.
'Very energetic, informative. Inter-active with audience. Very good. Excellent speaker'. ' Grant McIntyre, Regional General Manager, Old Mutual Personal Financial Division.
Garth SaunderSA Breweries.
"The group enjoyed JP's positive energy and delivery style. He made them laugh and afterwards everyone talked about him."
Exxaro Resources Limited
Our audience was enlightened by your talk, which was conducted in a down-to-earth manner combined with your unique sense of humour and candour. It was a real eye-opener for most people
Ronnie WatsonWesbank.
JP provided a stimulating alternative insight into South Africa
Vanessa McDowell Grinaker LTA
It is a YPO International requirement that all events are rated according to take-home value. I am delighted to share that your presentation was exceptionally highly rated at 9.2 out of 10. Thank you for your interest and enthusiasm and for a great presentation.
Richard van RensburgCape Town Chapter, Young Presidents' Organization