Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi is President and CEO of the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), Africa’s leading economic policy institute focused on moving Africa beyond growth and toward transformation.

Ms. Owusu-Gyamfi’s career spans over twenty-five years in economic and social policy making and development, across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, working with institutions including the UK Department of International Development, Save the Children, and the Power of Nutrition.

Over the last four years as Executive Vice President at ACET, she has been instrumental in crafting ACET’s strategy and driving its effectiveness and partnerships. Ms. Owusu-Gyamfi is a Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow and holds an MPhil from the University of Sussex.