Dr. Esi E. Ansah is the Executive Director of the Center for Leadership at Ashesi University, where she spearheads impactful leadership programs designed for senior executives across the private, public, social sectors, and academia.
With over 20 years of experience in higher education and corporate Ghana, Dr. Ansah has made her mark in curriculum design, program management, HR consulting, and delivering strategic leadership to civil society organizations. Her passions are diverse - leadership development, service quality, social entrepreneurship, ageing, and public sector reform.
Dr. Ansah attended Wesley Girls’ High School before earning three Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology, International Affairs, and French—from Florida State University, graduating with honors in three years.
She went on to earn an MA in Social Sciences from University of Chicago, an MSc in Public Service Management from DePaul University, and a PhD in Public Administration from Rutgers University.
Dr. Ansah joined Ashesi University in 2008, teaching courses in Leadership, HR Management, Negotiation, Organizational Behavior, and Comparative Politics. She is known for her student-centered approach to teaching and has received numerous awards, including “Most Outstanding Faculty Member” and “Most Inspiring Faculty Member.” She believes in empowering individuals through self- discovery and transformation.
In 2008, she founded Axis Human Capital Ltd., serving as a corporate trainer, career coach, and mentor for students, professionals, and retirees for 16 years. She is a certified coach and a licensed Insights® Discovery practitioner.
Her dedication to social causes inspired her to establish the Association of Ghana’s Elders (AGE) in 2013, an organization committed to supporting senior citizens in Ghana through policy advocacy, social programs and individual support to senior citizens. In a remarkable show of commitment, she climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2015 to raise funds and awareness for AGE.
Esi serves on a number of boards, including the Association for Research on Civil Society in Africa (AROCSA), Emerging Public Leaders (EPL) Ghana and Telecel Ghana Foundation. She is also a Fellow of the Aspen Institute’s Africa Leadership Initiative - West Africa (ALIWA) and an active member of Legon Interdenominational Church (LIC).
Karen Asafu Adjaye is a Programmes Management Executive with over
15 years of experience in systems implementation, project delivery and technology consulting. She has worked for big brands such as Tullow oil, where she was responsible for implementing and managing the Ghana Business Unit’s Performance Management frameworks. She has held various internal marketing roles that have helped develop and monetise several websites and blogs.
Karen has worked as an Enterprise Content Management specialist with experience working on projects in multiple countries and within the public service, media, financial services, energy and retail industries. Projects have ranged from short engagements for small clients to large, complex systems integration programmes. Her experiences managing all stages of the project lifecycle, from requirements gathering through functional and technical design to operational readiness and deployment, have made her out of the ordinary.
Karen has expanded her knowledge in Digital Transformation, Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing and Web Analytics.
Karen has a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems Engineering, licenses and certifications from Squared Online, AXELOS Global Best Practice in Digital Marketing, and a PRINCE2 Practitioner, respectively.
George Adjei Ampofo is an ACCA finalist with experience in Private Equity, Accounting, Auditing, Corporate Finance, Taxation and Management Consulting, spanning over fifteen years in responsible positions.
George is currently the Regional Head of Lango Real Estates Limited West Africa, overseeing assets in Ghana and Nigeria.
Before that, George held the position of Portfolio Manager at CBRE Excellerate and Portfolio Finance Manager Ghana (Africa Buildings) at Broll Ghana Limited. His excellence has seen him managing the Finances at Accra Mall Ltd and overseeing the finance function at West Hills Mall, Accra Mall and Achimota Retail Centre.
Eva Richter-Addo is the Group Head of Human Resources at Enterprise Group. Eva has worked with big brand names like AI Energy, KPMG, the Agricultural Development Bank, and Zenith Bank, where she worked as Chief Corporate Services, Group Head-Corporate Services (ADB, Zenith Bank) respectfully.
Eva's knowledge in Human Resource Planning, Management Dynamism and Decision-Making has adequately yielded enormous results, leaving a mark on the companies she has served.
Eva is currently a member of the Institute of Human Resource Management Practitioners. (IHRMP) Ghana and an affiliate member of the Chartered Institute of Professional Development (CIPD-UK).
Eva has an LL.B.(Honors) degree and an Executive MBA in Human Resources, all from the University of Ghana. Eva is a product of Holy Child School, East High School, USA and the Achimota School.
Kofi Asomaning has tremendous experience in the real estate investment and development field. He is a founding partner for Keystone Real Estate, whichs services are real estate advisory, Design, construction and procurement.
Kofi served as the Managing Director, West Africa of Capri Africa Ltd, where he was responsible for investment and asset management activities.
Previously, he served as a Senior Manager, Real Estate West Africa for Stanbic Bank based in Accra, Ghana, as the Head of Real Estate Finance (Debt) and Real Estate Investments (Equity).
Kofi is also a founding member of The Human Development Group, Ghana, a non-profit organization which empowers young people to discover and achieve their full potential.
Kofi has also worked with brand names such as Ernst &Young, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, and Atelier Consulting Architects and has done some freelance Architectural Services where he worked as a Senior Consultant, Summer Consultant, Senior Associate Architect, Architect, Architect & 3D Visualization Expert, respectively.
He has an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and graduated Summa Cum Laude (first in his class) with a BSc. Architecture, Pg Diploma in Architecture from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. Kofi is a product of the Achimota School in Accra.
