At the time of this interview, Tymon Katlholo was the director of Tyedo Investments, an anti-corruption consulting firm. He retired from his position as the director of Botswana’s Directorate on Corruption and Economic Corruption in 2009

At the time of this interview, John Phatshwe was the Public Service program manager at Botswana National Productivity Center. Before joining the center, he worked in the Department of Lands. He later joined the Department of Sanitation and Waste Management, where he worked for about six years before being appointed a performance improvement coordinator for local authorities within the Ministry of Local Government. Phatshwe has extensive experience in civil service. 

At the time of this interview, Motsomi Marobela had been a senior lecturer in the Department of Management at the University of Botswana for 10 years. His lectures covered human resource management, research methods, labor relations, organizational behavior and public sector management. A trade unionist, he had extensive experience in advising and supporting small-scale rural industries.  

At the time of this interview, Molosiwa Selepeng was high commissioner of Botswana. Prior to this, between 1999 and 2003, he was employed at the Office of the President as secretary to the Cabinet and head of public service. He previously held the posts of senior private secretary to the president, and, starting in 1990, permanent secretary for political affairs in the Office of the President. Before that, he worked at the foreign office under the Office of the President, and was posted in embassies in London and Brussels. 

At the time of this interview, Joshua Galeforolwe was the chief executive officer of the Public Enterprise Evaluation and Privatisation Agency in Botswana.  Prior to creating and running PEEPA, Galeforolwe was general manager of Air Botswana.  Under his leadership, the airline was restructured and made a profit for the first time since it was established in the 1960s.   He earneds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Makerere University in Uganda and a bachelor’s in economics from the University of Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland.

At the time of this interview, Rose Seretse was director of Botswana’s Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC), a position to which she was appointed in 2009. Seretse served as the deputy director of the DCEC from 2007 to 2009. Prior to joining the DCEC in 1997, Seretse worked in the public service in various capacities.  Seretse received her masters in public administration from the University of Botswana. She also holds a bachelors of science in construction engineering and management from Ferris State University in the United States.