Connie Molusi is a public intellectual, having spent his initial career in the trade union movement and media, with wide-ranging positions both in the public and private sector. He has held directorships in both listed and unlisted corporates across a diverse sector of the economy. Connie also has a keen interest in education, having participated in initiatives on improving educational outcomes for disadvantaged schools. He serves as a member of the Board Governors of Rhodes University and is a council member of Sol Plaatjie University.