Abena Amoah is one of Ghana’s leading female investment bankers and financial advisors, who is currently the founder and Chief Executive Officer for Baobab Advisors. Amoah serves on the board of Wapic Insurance Limited (Ghana), Access Bank Limited (Ghana) and The African Women’s Development Fund. She received a Newmont Gold Ghana Highest Award for Excellence at the National Youth Excellence Awards in 2006. And was listed as one of WomanRising’s 100 Most Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana in 2016.

Education

Amoah graduated the University of Ghana Business School with a first class honor bachelor’s degree in Administration.

Career

Amoah resolved to establish Boabab Advisors after years of working as a stockbroker and head of the Investment Banking and Finance division at Renaissance Capital in Ghana. She has served as director on several boards including that of Ghana Stock Exchange, the Ghana Venture Capital Trust Fund, Pioneer Aluminium, NewWorld Renaissance Securities, Strategic African Securities, and the Ghana Securities Industry Association.

Achievements

• She served as Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange
• She serves on the boards of the African Women’s Development Fund as Director and Chairman of the Finance Committee
• She was a Governor on the Millennium Excellence Awards in 2005