Therina Theron is Senior Director: Research and Innovation at Stellenbosch University (SU) since 2008. She is the immediate past-President and serves on the Executive Committee of the Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA). She serves as Chair of the International Network of Research Management Societies (INORMS) 2023 congress hosted by SARIMA in Durban, South Africa next year. She is also co-Chair of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)'s Supporting Research Community steering committee.