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Mavis Ampah

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Chief Executive Officer at CACTUS CREEK FOUNDATION
📍 Ghana

Mavis Ampah is the Board Chair of Ghanas National Communications Authority, bringing extensive experience from the World Bank. A Harvard-educated ICT Policy Specialist, she led the Digital Economy for Africa agenda and managed a $1.6B telecommunications lending program, shaping digital strategies and reforms across the continent.

Through her Cactus Creek Foundation, Mavis is passionate about youth empowerment and preparing young graduates for the job market. She actively supports women in her field, recently hosting a workshop on responsible AI for women professionals in the communications sector to enhance workplace skills.

She was personally appointed to her role as Board Chair by the President of the Republic of Ghana.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Ghana
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Digital Economy
Played a key role in developing and coordinating the World Bank's Digital Economy for Africa (DE4A) agenda, assessing countries’ digital readiness.
Youth Empowerment
Her foundation runs bootcamps and collaborates with organizations like USA for Africa to prepare young graduates for the job market.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Chief Executive Officer
CACTUS CREEK FOUNDATION
11-2016 - 10-2024
CEO
Stinsad Consult
8-2013 - 10-2016
Africa Regional Coordinator & Lead ICT Policy Specialist
World Bank Group
2009 - 2013
Partnership Coordinator and Sr. ICT Policy Specialist
World Bank Group
2003 - 2009
Sr. ICT Policy Specialist
World Bank Group
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Education
1987 - 1989
Master's Degree
Harvard Kennedy School
1983 - 1987
Bachelor's Degree
University of Massachusetts Amherst
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