Darias Jonker

African Scenarios & Energy Transition Principal Anglo American

Darias is a member of the International Government & Sustainability Relations team at Anglo American, a global diversified mining company listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges. He works from the group head office in London and primarily supports the rollout of Anglo American’s regional renewable energy ecosystem in South Africa through strategic advice and policy analysis. Darias is also involved in government relations and stakeholder engagement workstreams in key countries and on key issues of interest to the company in Sub-Saharan Africa and further afield. Furthermore, he conducts political risk and scenario analysis for various functions across the group. Darias joined Anglo American from Eurasia Group, an international political risk advisory firm, where he was the director for Southern Africa. He spent most of his career in the South African foreign service, focusing on bilateral political relations with key international partners like Japan, China and the United States. His qualifications include a masters degree in Futures Studies, an honours degree in international relations and an undergraduate degree in politics, philosophy and economics: all from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa.