Ewan, a CA(SA), graduated from the University of Stellenbosch (US) in 2006 with an Honours in Accountancy.

In 2010 he completed his training articles at KPMG in Cape Town. Post articles Ewan joined Standard Bank in Johannesburg on their flagship programme – a strategic leadership programme for newly qualified CAs. In 2011 he joined Rand Merchant Bank in the Global Markets division where he focused on emerging markets credit risk, specifically African commercial and developmental financial institutions. He joined RMB Ventures in 2013.