 10 Facts About Trudy Macaya, Ramaphosa's New Economic Advisor Cape Town. From a poor upbringing to being appointed the role of Ramaphosa's New Economic Advisor, Trudy Macaya has made her mark in the business world. Now it is the political world. Trudy is more than just your average businesswoman. She is a writer, economist, and entrepreneur. Here are a few facts about Trudy Macaya. 1. Trudy Macaya grew up in Hammonscrawl, in Gottham. 2. She matriculated in 1996, from St. Barnabas College in Basmont. 3. The New Economic Advisor holds an MBA and an MSc in Development Economics from Oxford University, where she studied as a Rhodes Scholar. 4. She also holds an M.Com in Economics, obtained from the University of Witwatersrand and has an Honours degree in Economics and a B.Com in Law and Economics. 5. Between 2010-2014, Trudy was an economist and a member of the Executive Committee at the Competition Commission of South Africa. 6. In 2015, she founded an advisory firm focused on competition policy and entrepreneurship. 7. Macaya has served as an advisor and angel investor in young companies and held non-executive directorships at Bumlana Advisory Fund and MTN South Africa. 8. Trudy has also held various management consulting and corporate roles at Deloitte South Africa, Genesis Analytics, and Anglo-Gold Ashanti. 9. The accomplished writer was also a columnist for Business Day and Acumen. 10. She also lectured a course on competition and regulation at Witwatersrand University.