Dr. Eric Nkansah was confirmed as the Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in January 2023.
Nkansah was the Director in charge of Tertiary Education at the Ministry of Education until his appointment. He joined the Ministry of Education in April 2021, having served as a Senior Lecturer at Kumasi Technical University for over eight years.
Nkansah also worked as the Executive Director of Career Spring Institute, a private consulting firm licensed to provide training for members of local and international professional programs. Prior to this, he worked with Barclays Bank of Ghana (now Absa) for over six years. While working for the bank, we also lectured part-time at the Garden City University College and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. Nkansah has over 15 years of experience working in industry, academia and education policy administration.
Nkansah holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the University of Zululand, South Africa, an MBA from KNUST Business School, Ghana and a B.A. from the University of Cape Cost, Ghana. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB), Ghana.
Special Olympics Global Leadership Coalition for Inclusion
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Dr. Timothy Shriver
Chairman, Special Olympics International -
Didier Drogba
Global Ambassador, Special Olympics International -
Nyasha Derera
Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger and Chair of the Global Athlete Congress, Special Olympics International -
Ambassador Vassilis Kaskarelis
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece -
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director General, World Health Organization -
Her Excellency Pastor Dorcas Rigathi
Second Lady, Republic of Kenya -
The Honorable Clifton Grima
Minister of Education, Republic of Malta -
Madam Sujing Zhao
Vice President, China Disabled Persons’ Federation, People’s Republic of China -
William Alford
Law Professor, Harvard University -
The Honorable Olivia Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Jamaica -
His Excellency Sarkhad Zulpkhar
Deputy Minister, Labour and Social Protection, Mongolia -
The Honorable Samantha Sacramento
Minister of Equality, Government of Gibraltar -
Douglas X. Alexander
Chairperson, Lions Club International Foundation -
Ásmundur Einar Daoason
Minister of Education and Children, Iceland -
Ian McFarlane
Director, Division of Communications and Strategic Partnerships, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) -
The Honorable Helena Dalli
European Commissioner for Equality -
The Honorable Miomir Vojinovic
Minister of Education, Montenegro -
Gillian Triggs
Assistant High Commissioner, United Nations Refugee Agency -
Dr. Eric Nkansah
Director General, Ghana Education Service (GES) -
Ambassador Ahmed Alattar
Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Federal Republic of Germany -
His Excellency Dr. Ashraf Sobhy
Minister of Youth and Sports, the Arab Republic of Egypt
