Joojo Rocky Obeng (born 1981) is a Ghanaian politician,

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, chief executive officer of the International Settlement Consortium who has served as the regional minister of Western North Region since 11 March 2021.

Education

He graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree in Finance from the

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. Prior to obtaining the Bcom Hons – Finance, he had studied

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and

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at the

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, Legon for three years after which he transferred to the University of Witwatersrand.

Career

He completed a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in October 2013, a six month sponsored intensive Research & Writing Program at the

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. His publication on corporate bailout authored by was featured in the globally reputed Business & Finance Law Review (BFLR). As a Financial Engineer and a Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the National Youth Authority, he has facilitated financing partnership deals with STAR-Ghana Foundation, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), United Nations International Children’s fund (UNICEF) and

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. Before he was appointment as Deputy Chief Executive Officer, he was the Executive Director of the Centre for National Affairs (CNA) where he led several innovative national policy discussions on public health financing.

Politics

He is the

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for

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Obeng, Richard 1981 births Living people New Patriotic Party politicians Financial analysts University of the Witwatersrand alumni