Prof. Jahed joined the South African business sector representative group, the National Business Initiative, as Director of Economics. From 2003 to 2005, Prof. Jahed was seconded by the South African Presidency as Chief Economist and Head of Policy, Strategy and Research of the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) Secretariat. From 2005 to 2010, Prof. Jahed was a Professor at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) in the Graduate School of Public and Development Management (Wits Public and Development Management (P&DM)). Prof. Jahed taught macroeconomic policy, public economics and public finance, and supervised Master's and Doctoral candidates. Prof. Jahed continues to serve as Visiting Professor at Wits