Franklin Cudjoe (16 February 1976) is a

Ghanaian Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...

author and social political commentator. He is the Founding President and chief executive officer (CEO) of

IMANI Centre for Policy and Education The IMANI Center for Policy and Education is a think tank based in Accra, Ghana. As a member of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, the think tank applies free market solutions to intricate domestic social problems. History It was founded i ...

Education

He attended St. Mary's Seminary/Senior High School in Lolobi Kumasi in the Volta Region for Form 1–5 before moving to

Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary (formerly St John's Seminary and College, nicknamed POJOSS), is an all-boys boarding school, located at Effiduase, Koforidua, in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It was established in 1958 by Bishop ...

in Koforidua for his sixth form. Cudjoe holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Land Economy from

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is a public University of Ghana that focuses on science and technology. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is the public university established in the country, as well a ...

. Cudjoe is also an alumnus of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation's Think Tank Masters of Business Administration course,

Montreal Economic Institute The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) is a non-profit research organization (or think tank) based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It aims at promoting economic liberalism through economic education of the general public and what it regards as effici ...

’s Think Tank Training Programme and then

Harvard Kennedy School The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), officially the John F. Kennedy School of Government, is the school of public policy and government of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school offers master's degrees in public policy, public ...

Executive Education. Cudjoe is currently undertaking a part-time doctorate at

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in the United Kingdom.

Career

Cudjoe is a frequent commentator in print and broadcast media and has shared perspectives about issues related to Africa and the day to day African developmental topics on different media platforms including appearances on BBC, CBC and other local Ghanaian media, His statements have been published or referred to several news outlets including in the Washington Times, Wall Street Journal, Ghana Web My Joy online, Rwandan, the Ghanaian Daily Graphic, and other African platforms. He usually addresses students and policy makers in Ghana and other countries concerning issues related to Africa.

Author

Cudjoe has co-authored several books. Some of the books are ''Fighting the Diseases of Poverty'', ''The Reality of Water Provision in Urban Africa'', ''The Water Revolution: Practical Solutions to Water Scarcity'', ''Hobbled Trade: Trade Barriers within Africa'', and ''The State of Education in Ghana''.

References

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