Jesse de Jager

  • University of the Witwatersrand, LLM
 

Biography

Jesse is a LLB graduate from the University of the Western Cape as well as an Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Candidate Fellow. Additionally, he serves as a research-advisor at TyX, a premium digital services provider. Raised in the Cape Flats, Jesse observed the widespread effect of poverty and inequality in disadvantaged communities. Thus, Jesse passionately believes in the advancement of the African economy and hopes to remove societal obstacles in disadvantaged communities. He ultimately wishes to use law as a means to create equality and sustainability.