The Board of Trustees provides oversight and advice in accordance with the Natural Justice Constitution. Their contributions to organizational governance are greatly appreciated.

Saliem Fakir (MSc, BSc) is the Head of the Living Planet Unit at the World Wildlife Fund South Africa. From 2007-2008, he was a senior lecturer at the Department of Public Administration and Planning and Associate Director for the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy at the University of Stellenbosch. From 1998-2005, he served as Director of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) South Africa office. He has served on a number of boards, including for Inspired Evolution One, Environment Defence Fund, National Botanical Institute, the Fair Trade in Tourism Initiative. He is also a regular columnist for the South African Civil Society Information Service.

Hennie van Vuuren is the Director of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Cape Town office. The ISS promotes human security in Africa through applied research, capacity building, and training. He previously worked as Senior Researcher and head of the ISS Corruption and Governance Programme. He has also worked at the Transparency International Secretariat in Berlin and holds a post-graduate degree in Political Studies from the Free University (Berlin) and a BA Honours degree in African Political Studies from Wits University. His research interests are the intersection of access to information, corruption, and social justice.

Adele Wildschut recently became a full-time stay-at-home Mom. The rest of the time, she does leadership development for civil society leaders and human rights activists throughout Africa. In between, she loves to walk her three Mini Schnauzers and Cocker spaniel, sing in the choir, read, spend time with her elderly parents, and explore the sunny countryside. Previously, she served as a Senior Manager of the Synergos Institute (Southern Africa), Development Director of Catholic Welfare and Development, and for five years as the Director of the Centre for Rural Legal Studies. She also serves on a number of other non-profit boards.