K. Y. Amoako

Ghanaian international civil servant (born 1944) K. Y. AmoakoBorn (1944-09-13) September 13, 1944 (age 82)EducationPh.D. in Economics, University of California-BerkeleyOccupationsFounder and President of ACETOrganizationThe African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET)Known forAfrican development, Gender Inclusion and Empowerment, Policy Analysis, Thought Leader, Social Innovator K. Y. Amoako (born September 13, 1944) is a Ghanaian international civil servant with a five-decade career in African development. He is a thought leader on policies and initiatives of governance and growth on the continent, and he has worked alongside development specialists to address African and global development issues. Amoako is the Founding President of the African Centre for Economic Transformation (established 2008) and an author. Amoako founded ACET following his career at the World Bank beginning in 1974 until he became the Bank's Director for Education and Social Policy from 1992 to 1995. In 1995, he served as the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) at the rank of Under Secretary General of the UN. After his 10 years with the ECA, Amoako spent 2006 as a Distingui