Ken Ofori-Atta
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Hon Kenneth Ofori-Atta |
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| 18th Minister for Finance and Economic Planning | |
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Assumed office Jan 2017 |
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| President | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Preceded by | Seth Terkper |
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| Born | Kibi, Eastern Region, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Angela Ofori-Atta |
| Alma mater | Columbia University, Yale University, KNUST |
Kenneth Nana Yaw Kuntunkununku Ofori-Atta (born 1959), known as Ken Ofori-Attah is a Ghanaian Economist and an Investment Banker and co-founder of Databank in Ghana. He is currently the Minister of Finance. He was appointed by President Akufo-Addo on 10 January 2017.
Ken was born in 1959 at Kibi, a small town in the Eastern Region.
Ken had his education at Achimota School in Ghana. He proceeded to have a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Columbia University (1984) and an MBA from the Yale University School of Management in 1988.
Ken founded Databank with Daniel Ofori-Atta, Keli Gadzekpo and Togbe Afede XIV in 1990.
Ken serves as a director for numerous companies and member and some boards too. He is a Director for Enterprise Group Ltd and Trust Bank Ltd of The Gambia of which he is Chairman. He is a Director at the International Bank of Liberia and is also a Board Member of the Acumen Fund.
Ken is a fellow of the Aspen Institute. Ken was adjudged as the 2nd most respected C.E.O in Ghana. Ken is a Donaldson Fellow at Yale University and a recipient of the John Jay Award from Columbia University
In May, 2017, President Nana Akufo-Addo named Ken Ofori-Atta as part of nineteen ministers who would form his cabinet. The names of the 19 ministers were submitted the Parliament of Ghana and announced by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Prof. Mike Ocquaye. As a Cabinet minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is part of the inner circle of the president and is to aid in key decision making activities in the country.
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