Mpho Kendy Madisha is the chairperson of BSTEP (the Black Science, Technology and Engineering Professionals) an advocacy organization with over 800 members promoting black excellence in STEM fields for the purpose of economic development. He is a mechanical engineer who in the past worked as a simulation design engineer for the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor Company (PBMR Ltd). He also previously worked as a business consultant for Accenture Ltd. In 2005 he took up a research position with the Netherlands Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) where he designed nuclear hydrogen production facilities. Since 2009, he has been a director of various small engineering companies, including a start-up company founded in 2015 that manufactures sculpts using additive manufacturing and artificial intelligence.
In 2011 he joined the University of Pretoria as a lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering. He has been actively involved in forums aimed at improving engineering education. He received in 2012 a laureate for Education Innovation awarded for the significant contribution made with regard to education innovation at the University of Pretoria.
