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Frank A.

Commander · DISC type D
Founder & CTO at Founders Compass
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Frank is a Founder, CTO, and Startup Advisor with over 20 years of experience building enterprise architecture for global giants like Goldman Sachs, Amazon, and HSBC. Holding a postgraduate diploma from the University of Oxford, colleagues describe him as an energising leader, inspiration, and trusted mentor who has a tremendous ability to get the best out of people.

Originally from Ghana, Frank immigrated to the UK, an experience that shaped his resilience and adaptable leadership style. He is passionate about continuous learning and personal development, taking great pride in mentoring others and helping them grow into stronger leaders. He values surrounding himself with people who have a shared, clear vision.

He describes his own leadership style as a "chameleon, " adapting his natural servant-leader approach to be more direct and decisive when the situation demands it.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Founder & CTO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Personality Overview

How Frank shows up

Risk-Taker
Very Quick
Impact-Driven

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Priorities

Topics Frank cares about

Founder Mentorship
Currently runs Founders Compass to help founders navigate their journey and serves as a startup advisor, focusing on overcoming capability gaps.
Situational Leadership
Describes himself as a "chameleon" leader, adapting his style from a servant leader to a more directive one based on the team's needs and circumstances.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Founder & CTO
Founders Compass
7-2025
Startup Advisor & Mentor
Ignyte
7-2025
VP Product Development
MultiBank Group
12-2022 - 7-2025
Chief Technology Officer
Innovation City
4-2021 - 11-2022
Chief Technology Officer
Rain
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Media appearances

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Education
Postgraduate Diploma
University of Oxford
BSc (Hons)
Birkbeck College, University of London
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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