Geci is a scholar-practitioner based in Johannesburg, South Africa working in the intersection between people, place and technological change. She is currently a Visiting Fellow at the University of Witwatersrand where she is hosting the Civic Tech Innovation Network. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Cape Town’s African Centre for Cities, and an Associate of South African Cities Network, a learning network of the country’s metropolitan municipalities.

Geci holds Bachelors degrees in Computer Science and Sociology; Masters’ degrees in Urban Planning and Architecture from UCLA; and a PhD from the University of Witwatersrand.

Geci’s work is mainly in Africa and the global south. She has a diverse background, spanning a range of foresight, policy, innovation and practice topics, and has worked extensively in R&D, government and civic organisations. She previously worked with South Africa’s Ministry of Finance (National Treasury), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Advanced Policy Institute. She has also recently served on the South African Council of Planners (SACPLAN), the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) Board, and the national Ministerial Task Team on the Fourth Industrial Revolution.