Avinash Govindjee is Executive Dean in the Faculty of Law at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Avinash is an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, practicing as a consultant to the firm Burmeister de Lange Soni Inc in Port Elizabeth.Avinash was included in the Mail & Guardian’s List of “200 Young South Africans” during 2013 and on the Nelson Mandela Business Chamber’s “Top 40 under 40” list. During 2014, Avinash was a finalist in the Titans Building Nations Award for achievement in academia.