Audra Mahlong is an accomplished communications professional with extensive experience in public affairs and media relations. Currently serving as Senior Vice President and Public Affairs Officer at Citi, Audra previously held key roles at IBM as Communications Lead for both IBM Africa and Southern Africa. Audra's career also includes positions as Senior PR and Media Relations Manager at Grounded Media, Account Director and Senior Account Manager for the Africa Unit at Magna Carta, and Communications Officer at the Centre for Development and Enterprise. Audra holds a Journalism degree from Rhodes University, earned between 2003 and 2006, and completed secondary education at Riverside High School from 1998 to 2002.