Kosi Yankey-Ayeh
Kosi Yankey-Ayeh is the chief executive officer of the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) and also the first female to head the agency.[1][2] She was also appointed as a board member of the Ventures Capital Trust Fund.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Yankey-Ayeh holds a Bachelor of Arts in government from Wesleyan University, Connecticut, US, and a certificate in Market Access for Sustainable Development from Wageningen University, Netherlands in 2004. In 2019, Kosi Yankey-Ayeh completed a two-year Regional Entrepreneurship and Acceleration Program (REAP) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Sloan School of Management.[4] In 2010, she received a certificate in Market Access for Sustainable Development from Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Additionally, she completed a two-year program on acceleration and entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2] She would also earn a MPA from Harvard Kennedy School.[5]
Awards and recognition
[edit]- 2016 Excellent Award for academic distinction and distinguished contribution to the Edward S Mason Programme.[4]
- Best Female CEO of the Year at the 2021 Made in Ghana Awards (MiGA)[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Business Desk Report (September 14, 2021). "GEA CEO honored at Made in Ghana Awards". Graphic Business. p. 1.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b Zelu, Barbara (2021-06-16). "Biography of Kosi Yankey-Ayeh". Limitless Motivation. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ PhD, Kofi Anokye (2022-01-19). "Akufo-Addo appoints Kofi Yamoah as Board Chair of Venture Capital Trust Fund". BBC Ghana Reports. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ a b "Keynote Speaker – Nigerian Bar Association – Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL)". Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ https://gea.gov.gh/ceo/