Julie Cheetham

Founder and Managing Director at Weeva

Cape Town, South Africa

Julie is a skilled sustainability consultant with experience spanning over 20 years. Her focus lies in sustainable development and business transformation.

Learnings over the course of her career led Julie to found Weeva – a SaaS platform that enables the travel industry to adopt a measurable and holistic sustainability practice that goes beyond pledges and marketing ploys and recalibrates operations for improved performance and positive impact - in 2021.

Prior to this Julie advised a diverse range of clients on their sustainability journey, including the Grootbos Foundation, Wolwedans, The Long Run, National Geographic, Tswalu Kalahari, Fireblade Aviation, and Oppenheimer Generations. However, she has also worked on transformation and sustainability at well-known corporate institutions such as Standard Bank, Distell, BMGi, and the National Australia Bank.

Julie holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce (NMMU) coupled with a post-graduate certificate in Executive Development (GIBS), Six Sigma (Black Belt), and Program Management Certifications. She is also a member of NOW Partners - a global partnership of over 100 senior business leaders united to accelerate the economic evolution of business for good.