Kalombo Mwansa is the Vice-Chancellor of Cavendish University Zambia (CUZ). He was previously the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Postgraduate Studies and Research.

He holds a Bachelor of Law from The University of Zambia, a Master of Law from Harvard University, a Master of Philosophy in Criminology from Cambridge and a Ph.D. in Criminology from the University of London.

He served as Minister for the Republic of Zambia in the following Ministries; Foreign Affairs; Home Affairs; Mines and Minerals Development; and Defence. He was Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cabinet Office and a Member of Parliament. During his service in the Ministries, he supervised the initiation and implementation of reforms in the Zambia Police Service under which the following were introduced; Police Public Complaints Authority, Victim Support Unity, Community Policing and Human Rights Training at Police Training Schools.

He was a lecturer of Law and Criminology at University of Zambia (UNZA). At Zambia Open University (ZAOU) he served as Dean and Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Intermarket Bank, Zambia.

He has published a number of articles in the area of Criminal Law and Criminology. In addition, he has published a book in Criminology.