Peo Pillar holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from University of Botswana obtained in 1995 and attained ACCA qualification in 1998. In 2010 she completed an MBA in Financial Services through the London School of Business and Finance. Mrs Pillar holds various professional memberships and is a Fellow Member of ACCA, Associate Member of the Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) and Alumni of UNISA. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in internal auditing, external auditing and financial accounting; having worked in audit for eight years and in financial accounting for 13 years. She was previously the Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Mascom Wireless; and is currently the Chief Finance Officer at the University of Botswana.

Ms Pillar has served in various boards and currently a board member for National Development Bank.