Commerce Stephen Price
Job history
Academic history
2021–Present Manager: Digital Consulting (People and Change), KPMG
2016 MCom Organisational Psychology University of Cape Town
2018–2021 Junior Consultant: Management Consulting (People and Change), KPMG 2017–2018 Graduate Recruitment Officer, KPMG
2012–2015 BBusSc Organisational Psychology University of Cape Town
2016 Careers Service Peer Support Team Member University of Cape Town
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Describe your job – what do you do?
What’s been a highlight of your career so far?
I am currently a Manager in the Digital Consulting unit at KPMG. In short, we help clients find solutions to some of their hardest problems and help them transform their operations to deliver value in an ever-changing world.
The first big highlight was having the opportunity to complete my internship and registration as an Industrial Psychologist. A second great highlight for me was working on the development of a strategic roadmap for the South African government on how to expand the use of a specific renewable energy carrier for the benefit of our society.
How have your degrees helped you to get where you are? Both of my degrees were fundamental in getting me to this point in my career. The minimum requirement for the KPMG consulting graduate programme in my field was a Master’s degree in my field, so it gave me access to this exciting career. The combination of the Business degree with the fundamentals of human behaviour positioned me well for my consulting roles.
What advice would you give to students that want to follow in your footsteps? Your dedication to your studies and getting as much experience as you can is very important to future career opportunities. In addition, building relationships is a great way to get and keep your foot in the door, so actively build up your
