Augustino Ting Mayai
![AugustinoTingMayai_HeadShot](/index.php/assets/Contacts/HeadShots/_resampled/PadWyIxNDQiLCIxNDQiLCJGRkZGRkYiLDBd/AugustinoTingMayai_HeadShot.jpg)
Former Managing Director
Contact
Phone: +211 913491544
Email: amayai@suddinstitute.org
Education University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph.D., Sociology/Development University of Wisconsin-Madison, MS, Sociology/Demography University of Utah, BS, Sociology
Biography Augustino Ting Mayai is the former Managing Director of the Sudd Institute. He is a founding Research Director of the same institution, serving in this capacity for a decade. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology, with concentrations on demography and development from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He currently studies how state effectiveness affects child health outcomes in South Sudan and Ethiopia. Dr. Mayai has written extensively on South Sudan’s current affairs. August is the current Chair (Statistician General) of the National Bureau of Statistics, Government of South Sudan.
Publications
Experience The Sudd Institute, Director of Research (2012 - ) The University of Juba, Assistant Professor (2015 - 2019) The Sudd Institute, Acting Managing Director (2021 - 2022) The Sudd Institute, Managing Director (2022 - 2024)