Mark Swilling is the Co-Director of the Centre for Complex Systems in Transition (CST) and member of the International Resource Panel. In addition to holding the position as head of the sustainable development degree programmes at the University of Stellenbosch, Swilling is fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science, member of the Board of the Development Bank of Southern Africa since 2014 and Chairperson of the Board from January 2019 – September 2019, after which he was elected Deputy Chairperson of the Board. In 2019, Swilling was appointed by the South African Government to the Reference Group of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy of South Africa.