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K. Y. Amoako | |
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| Born | September 13, 1944 |
| Education | Ph.D. in Economics, University of California-Berkeley |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and President of ACET |
| Organization | The African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) |
| Known for | African development, Gender Inclusion and Empowerment, Policy Analysis, Thought Leader, Social Innovator |
K. Y. Amoako (born September 13, 1944 Accra) 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 1992-1995. In 1995, he served as the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) [1] at the rank of Under Secretary General of the UN. After his 10 years with the ECA, Amoako spent 2006 as a Distinguished African Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.[2]
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- ^ "Africa Program Welcomes New Scholars | Wilson Center". www.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved 2021-01-11.