Sean Woolfrey is a researcher at the Trade Law Centre (tralac) in Stellenbosch, South Africa. His research work at tralac covers a number of trade and investment-related issues of relevance to policymaking in southern and eastern Africa. His current major areas of research include the development of regional approaches to industrial development in southern Africa and the evolution of South Africa’s investment policy framework. He holds a Master’s degree in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge and a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Cape Town.