Glenda Kruss is the Executive Head of the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) unit at the Human Sciences Research Council.

Over the past twenty years, she has worked in the field of innovation studies to understand the role of universities and public research institutes in economic and social development, and the determinants of skills and knowledge flows within sectoral, national, and global systems of innovation. Her current research focus is oriented towards more contextually appropriate datasets, measures, and indicators of Science, Technology, and Innovation for inclusive and sustainable development in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. She has collaborated widely on comparative research projects in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe, and has led large-scale projects for the national government, building alliances and networks between researchers, policy makers and practitioners in South Africa and the global South. She is a member of ASSAF, an NRF B-rated scholar, and an editor of Innovation and Development.