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David Ansara is the Chief Executive Officer of the Free Market Foundation (FMF), a classical liberal think tank and policy advocacy organisation headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. A well-known public speaker and commentator, David is a strong advocate for individual liberty and market-based approaches to public policy.
Throughout his 16-year career, David has held various positions in think tanks, professional services firms, and trade associations. Prior to joining the FMF in January 2023, David served as the Executive Director of the Centre For Risk Analysis (CRA) at the South African Institute of Race Relations (IRR). David is an alumnus of the University of Cape Town where he completed his undergraduate studies and, in 2008, an MSocSc specialising in political studies. In 2024, David was elected as a member of UCT’s Council, the university’s highest governing body.
- Liberty First: how to set South Africa’s economy free – the policies that will expand opportunity and create prosperity for all South Africans in the era of the GNU.
- Bitcoin: the future of money – Bitcoin as ‘freedom technology’ and why it is revolutionising how we think about and use money.
- Private property rights for all South Africans: the Khaya Lam story – the transformative power of title deeds for the poor.
- Liberty First: how to set South Africa’s economy free – the policies that will expand opportunity and create prosperity for all South Africans in the era of the GNU.
- Bitcoin: the future of money – Bitcoin as ‘freedom technology’ and why it is revolutionising how we think about and use money.
- Private property rights for all South Africans: the Khaya Lam story – the transformative power of title deeds for the poor.
