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data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd6d466 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd6d466\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3bdad3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3bdad3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d5b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87d5b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudypos.com\/nbosi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/06\/hene-855x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21800\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nbosi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/06\/hene-855x1024.jpeg 855w, https:\/\/nbosi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/06\/hene-251x300.jpeg 251w, https:\/\/nbosi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/06\/hene-768x920.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nbosi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/06\/hene.jpeg 902w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9148301 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9148301\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a629451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a629451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Hene Aku Kwapong<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7522b5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7522b5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FOUNDER, NBOSI, MANAGING PARTNER, THE SONGHAI GROUP<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30856cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30856cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A distinguished corporate development expert, governance scholar and founder with a career spanning global finance, technology and economic development \u2014 from the roads of West Africa to the Ivy League institutions and corporate corridors of the United States.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9c44b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e9c44b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>&#8220;Rooted in a deep connection to Ghana \u2014 from the Dunkwah courts of Boampensem to the vibrant streets of Ashanti New Town \u2014 he firmly believes that the individual is the true engine of national transformation, and that unlocking human potential at the grassroots level is the foundation for building a prosperous and modern state.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">ON HIS FOUNDING CONVICTION<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c70a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"73c70a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;\">\r\n  <span style=\"font-size:12px;padding:6px 14px;border:1px solid #ddd;color:#555;\">PhD \u2014 Columbia University<\/span>\r\n  <span style=\"font-size:12px;padding:6px 14px;border:1px solid #ddd;color:#555;\">MBA \u2014 MIT Sloan<\/span>\r\n  <span style=\"font-size:12px;padding:6px 14px;border:1px solid #ddd;color:#555;\">BSc \u2014 MIT<\/span>\r\n  <span style=\"font-size:12px;padding:6px 14px;border:1px solid #ddd;color:#555;\">Fellow, CDD Ghana<\/span>\r\n  <span style=\"font-size:12px;padding:6px 14px;border:1px solid #ddd;color:#555;\">Prempeh College<\/span>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a938d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a938d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dbda78 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9dbda78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736de06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"736de06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BIOGRAPHY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b4447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21b4447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Hene Aku Kwapong was born in Elmina, a Ghanaian village known for its significant role in transatlantic history. His journey has taken him from West Africa to MIT, Columbia University and the highest levels of global finance and technology.<\/p><p><br \/>His corporate career spans leadership positions at some of the world&#8217;s most influential financial and technology institutions. He served as Vice President at Deutsche Bank Securities, Senior Manager at Microsoft Corporation, Vice President at GE Capital, and Chief Operating Officer for EMEA Credit at NatWest Group (formerly Royal Bank of Scotland).<\/p><p><br \/>His commitment to public service is evidenced by his tenure as Senior Vice President at the New York City Economic Development Corporation under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, where he was instrumental in funding and structuring major development initiatives across New York City \u2014 including initiatives linked to New York Fashion Week and the city&#8217;s positioning as a global commercial hub.<\/p><p><br \/>As Managing Partner of The Songhai Group, he advises financial institutions and governments on risk management, banking reform and economic development, including work with Development Bank Ghana and the Securities and Exchange Commission Ghana. He also founded The Practice School, a specialised management programme dedicated to cultivating the next generation of senior leadership for African companies.<\/p><p><br \/>He began his career at ExxonMobil as a researcher in Control Systems and Artificial Intelligence in Florham Park, New Jersey \u2014 a technical foundation that has informed his leadership across industries ever since.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a5560 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34a5560\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a1743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14a1743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BOARD POSITIONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31df022 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31df022\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e61cffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e61cffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ecobank Ghana Plc<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f5f2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1f5f2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Independent Non-Executive Director \u00b7 since 2017<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1a32c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7b1a32c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a7756 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31a7756\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542a41a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"542a41a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Park Street A\/S<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a057e4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a057e4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Independent Non-Executive Director \u00b7 since 2017<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7100b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2a7100b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9663e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a9663e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881e0b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"881e0b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Pulse Taastrup P\/S<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39df5da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39df5da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director \u00b7 since 2021<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d591b3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1d591b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-056e61b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"056e61b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5ccf49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5ccf49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Pulse Glostrup P\/S<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58cf558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58cf558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d4ae91 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0d4ae91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe1d72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dbe1d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9cabe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9cabe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37da78e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37da78e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb344cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb344cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>PhD \u2014 Artificial Intelligence Modelling &amp; Risk Control<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f75b8e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f75b8e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-702c7c7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"702c7c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf2d20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"baf2d20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c20203f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c20203f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>MBA<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d316357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d316357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MIT Sloan School of Management<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3916d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7e3916d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e2f09 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34e2f09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5af51d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5af51d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Undergraduate degree<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc37fc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc37fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a448ee5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a448ee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9761ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9761ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f06c70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f06c70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Secondary education<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc4348 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dc4348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prempeh College, Ghana<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df78cb4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"df78cb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9502c53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9502c53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29867f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29867f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a08d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18a08d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CAREER TIMELINE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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style=\"display:block;color:#1a1a1a;\">Researcher \u2014 Control Systems &amp; AI<\/strong>\r\n      <span style=\"color:#888;font-size:13px;\">Florham Park, New Jersey<\/span>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td style=\"padding:12px 0;color:#888;vertical-align:top;\">GE Capital<\/td>\r\n    <td style=\"padding:12px 0;vertical-align:top;\">\r\n      <strong style=\"display:block;color:#1a1a1a;\">Vice President<\/strong>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td style=\"padding:12px 0;color:#888;vertical-align:top;\">Deutsche Bank Securities<\/td>\r\n    <td style=\"padding:12px 0;vertical-align:top;\">\r\n      <strong style=\"display:block;color:#1a1a1a;\">Vice President<\/strong>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td style=\"padding:12px 0;color:#888;vertical-align:top;\">Microsoft Corporation<\/td>\r\n    <td style=\"padding:12px 0;vertical-align:top;\">\r\n      <strong style=\"display:block;color:#1a1a1a;\">Senior Manager<\/strong>\r\n      <span style=\"color:#888;font-size:13px;\">Global commercial strategy &amp; public sector positioning<\/span>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td style=\"padding:12px 0;color:#888;vertical-align:top;\">NatWest Group \/ RBS<\/td>\r\n    <td style=\"padding:12px 0;vertical-align:top;\">\r\n      <strong style=\"display:block;color:#1a1a1a;\">COO, EMEA Credit<\/strong>\r\n      <span style=\"color:#888;font-size:13px;\">Royal Bank of Scotland<\/span>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td style=\"padding:12px 0;color:#888;vertical-align:top;\">NYC Economic Development Corp.<\/td>\r\n    <td style=\"padding:12px 0;vertical-align:top;\">\r\n      <strong style=\"display:block;color:#1a1a1a;\">Senior Vice President &amp; Treasurer<\/strong>\r\n      <span style=\"color:#888;font-size:13px;\">Under Mayor Michael Bloomberg<\/span>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td style=\"padding:12px 0;color:#888;vertical-align:top;\">The Songhai Group<\/td>\r\n    <td style=\"padding:12px 0;vertical-align:top;\">\r\n      <strong style=\"display:block;color:#1a1a1a;\">Founder &amp; Managing Partner<\/strong>\r\n      <span style=\"color:#888;font-size:13px;\">Corporate development \u00b7 Africa focus<\/span>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td style=\"padding:12px 0;color:#888;vertical-align:top;\">NBOSI<\/td>\r\n    <td style=\"padding:12px 0;vertical-align:top;\">\r\n      <strong style=\"display:block;color:#1a1a1a;\">Founder &amp; Managing Partner<\/strong>\r\n      <span style=\"color:#888;font-size:13px;\">National Blue Ocean Strategy Institute<\/span>\r\n    <\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7abdab4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7abdab4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-278b225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fellow \u00b7 Ghana Centre for Democratic Development<br \/>Governance &amp; constitutional reform<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4c076 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9b4c076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b25df6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b25df6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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