Rae Wolpe

Before becoming a consultant, Rae worked as an urban economist at Wesgro (Provincial Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and at the City of Cape Town as a Manager: Economic Development for seven years (responsible for various positions including: Policy Analysis, Trade Promotion and Strategic Sector Development) at the City of Cape Town. Rae was involved in the initial formulation of the South African National Spatial Development Perspective in 1998 when he was asked to write a research paper on the National Economic Importance of South Africa’s Metropolitan Areas. Rae was also part of a team that provided research to inform the development of the 1998 South African Local Government White Paper. Rae has facilitated a wide range of economic development strategy processes at national, provincial, and local government levels including economic development strategies, trade and investment strategies, red tape reduction strategies, entrepreneurship development strategies, and value-chain / sector development strategies.