Tinashe Gumbo is an economic, social, and political justice activist with a particular research interest in the extractive sector, public debt, and electoral processes. He holds a PhD in Development Studies from the University of KwaZulu Natal, which focused on community-based activism on local content development in the platinum mining communities of Zimbabwe. Tinashe also holds an honors Degree in Economic History and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the University of Zimbabwe as well as a Master’s Degree in Religious Studies from Africa University. Tinashe also holds a Diploma in Personnel Management from the Institute of Personnel Management in Zimbabwe among other qualifications. He has worked in the civil society and ecumenical sectors for over twenty years on program management. He was also a lecturer at the Great Zimbabwe University from 2016 to 2021. He is currently engaged at the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) as the Executive Secretary for the Economic and Ecological Justice Program.