Dr Anthony Costa is the Head of Secretariat for B20 South Africa, based at Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), 
responsible for the hosting of the B20 in 2025.
He worked previously in the Private Office of the President of South Africa, leading the President’s Investment Mobilisation Programme, and participating in several 
initiatives between government and the private sector. He is on full-time secondment from Nedbank Group Limited, where he has worked in retail and investment banking, insurance and asset management.
Anthony holds BA(Hons) and LLB degrees from Wits 
University, an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Studies (University of Pretoria), and a PhD in History from the University of Cambridge (Trinity College). He is an admitted advocate of the High Court of South Africa and former member of the Johannesburg Bar