Amma Aboagye

Amma Aboagye is a creative and dynamic intrapreneur with over ten years of experience in designing and coordinating global projects in international development, innovation, and culture.

She has a proven track record of enriching the lives of vulnerable populations and enhancing the success capacity of international and local organizations by using human-centered design approaches and promoting learning and innovation through blogs, radio, and podcasts.

Amma's professional highlights include creating and managing the Wax Print Fest during Ghana's Year of Return, co-hosting and producing over 50 episodes of youth empowerment radio programming, developing a mission-wide Learning Agenda, and leading the implementation of a Mission-Wide Agency Alignment initiative.

She is currently co-managing the Local Works program providing strategic business consulting to improve the sustainable performance of private sector associations in West Africa.

Amma holds a Master's in Public Administration with specializations in Urban and Social Policy from Columbia | SIPA and The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.

Her past roles include Senior Learning and Partnership Advisor at USAID, Founding Curator at The Afropole, Senior Science, Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Advisor at USAID, Policy and Implementation Coordinator at Innovations for Poverty Action, Curriculum Development & Innovation Manager at Adwene Learning Company, and various educational roles at Teach For America and District of Columbia Public Schools.