Dr. Mundia Kabinga is a Senior Lecturer in Infrastructure Finance and Strategy at the Graduate School of Business of the University of Cape Town (UCTGSB), and Co-lead Investigator for the National Research Foundation (NRF)- and Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)-funded project on Innovative Business Models and Sustained Capabilities for Rapidly Transforming Electricity Sectors in South Africa and Switzerland. He also serves as a Co-Editor of the Oxford University Press (OUP) International Handbook on the Zambian Economy, a Visiting Fellow at the Fernfachhochschule Schweiz (FFHS) – Gleisarena Campus, and a Resident Fellow of the University of Michigan Presidential African Scholars Programme (UMAPS).

His illustrious career in collaborative international research and advisory began with his management of a CHF 600,000 Swiss-South African Joint Research Programme (SSAJRP) research project (2009-2012) between UCTGSB's Management Programme in Infrastructure Reform and Regulation (MIR) and the Department of Innovation Research in the Utilities Sectors (CIRUS) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG).

Dr Kabinga’s current research focuses on sustainable economic, energy, and technology transitions in resource-constrained environments. He is particularly interested in understanding and modeling these transitions' institutional, financial, organizational, business model, and interactive dimensions.

He holds a doctorate in Business Administration specializing in Institutional Economics and Strategic Management (PhD) from the University of Cape Town; a Master of Arts in Economics with specialization in Macroeconomics (MA) from York University in Canada; and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Development Studies (BA) from the University of Zambia. He is a Board Member of the University of Cape Town Commerce Faculty, Senate, and Institute for Democracy, Citizenship, and Public Policy in Africa (IDCPPA) Boards, and holds professional memberships with the Academy of Management (AOM), American Economic Association (AEA), and Institute of Directors Southern Africa (IoDSA).