Ingrid has been involved in educational leadership at Stellenbosch University through her roles as Professor of Mathematics (since 2009), Executive Head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences (since 2010), and Vice-Dean (Learning and Teaching) of the Faculty of Science (since 2011). She holds from Rhodes University a BSc with distinction (1988) and a BSc Honours in Mathematics with distinction (1989) and from the University of Cape Town (UCT) a MSc in Mathematics with distinction (1991) and a PhD (1995). At the University of Oxford she was a Visiting Research Fellow (1996) and a Research Officer (1997). She joined UCT as a lecturer in 1998 and was promoted to senior lecturer in 2003. She was appointed associate professor at Stellenbosch University in 2005 and promoted to professor in 2009. In recognition of sustained excellence throughout her career, Ingrid was honoured in 2018 with the Stellenbosch University Chancellor’s Award.