About Us
Ashesi University Foundation is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organisation registered as a nonprofit corporation in the state of Washington, USA.
The Foundation supports Ashesi’s mission to educate ethical, entrepreneurial leaders that will help build a flourishing Africa. We do this by raising funds, supporting efforts to expand Ashesi’s global network, and helping connect volunteers with the university. The Boards of the Foundation and the University collaborate to shape our work and ensure mission alignment.
Advancement Team
Patrick Awuah
Ashesi University Foundation
Board of Directors
Ashesi Foundation’s Board oversees the operations and fundraising work of the Foundation. It comprises leaders from business, tech, international development, finance, law, and academia.
Reggie Brown
MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Abe Ankumah
MBA, Harvard Business School
Aprile Age
MArch, Columbia University
Charles Agyeman
BSc., Ashesi University
Conrad Gehrmann
MBA, University of Michigan
Daniel F. Runde
MPP, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
Elizabeth Tanya Masiyiwa
MA, Hult International Business School
Emer Dooley
PhD, University of Washington
Isaac Fokuo
MA, University of Chicago
Kofi Bonner
MSc. PI., M.Arch., UC Berkeley
Lewis Roberts
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Lisa Norton
JD, Harvard Law School
Neil Collins
BA, Claremont McKenna College
Nina Marini
MBA, UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Patrick Awuah
MBA, UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Peggy Clark
MA, The Johns Hopkins University
Ruth Warren
BA, Barnard College of Columbia University
Scott Kucirek
MBA, UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Todd Warren
BA, Northwestern University
Yaw Asare-Aboagye
MS, Louisiana State University
Advisory Council
The Advisory Council supports the Board of the University, the Foundation, and the University Executive Team on strategic planning, and other university growth opportunities.
Bright Simmons
MPA and George Mallinckrodt Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
Anne McNulty
MBA, Wharton School
Constantin Salameh
MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Hoop Somuah
Stanford University
Myma Belo-Osagie
LL. B, University of Ghana LL. M; SJD, Harvard Law School
Chris Lee
BS, Mechanical Engineering MBA, University of California, Berkeley
Paul Maritz
BCompSc(Hons), University of Cape Town
Professor Phillip L. Clay
AB (Hons), University of North Carolina; Ph.D., MIT
Stavros Yiannouka
MBA, London Business School; LLB, University of Bristol