Israel Titi Ofei (Chairman)

Israel Titi Ofei is an educationist.

He is a past Principal of SOS Hermann Gmeiner International College. He has also been a teacher at Achimota School in Ghana and served at SOS Hermann Gmeiner International College (SOS-HGIC) in various capacities. Mr. Titi-Ofei was also a curriculum developer and trainer of trainers during the reforms of 1987.

Mr.  Ofei has a BSc in Chemistry and attended the MA in Education program at Oxford Brookes University, UK in Ghana.

Apart from being the Board Chairman for the EdIFund Board since 2014, Mr. Ofei also serves on the following boards: Cambridge School Ghana, INTED (Ghana), Child Helpline Foundation and Legacy Girls’ School.

Robert Ebo Hinson (Non-Executive Director)

Robert Ebo Hinson is a Professor of Marketing and the Pro-Vice Chancellor at the Ghana Communication Technology University.

He has a 25-year Marketing career spanning work in the private and public sectors and has worked extensively as an academic across several countries. He has worked in advertising, handling multinational brands like Microsoft and Mercedes Benz and also as Rector of Perez University College.

In 2004, Prof Hinson worked as a Marketing Communications Advisor to CAL Merchant Bank and the CAL Bank IPO became the most successful IPO in the history of the Ghana Stock Exchange (oversubscribed by over 400%). He has also worked in Head of Department and Head of Hall roles at the University of Ghana and the Director of Institutional Advancement at the same University. Robert has occupied the positions of Deputy Vice-Chancellor -Academic and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Kigali.

Robert holds a BSc. Administration (Marketing) Degree, a CIM (UK) qualification and a DPhil in Marketing. He also holds a Ph.D. in International Business from the Aalborg University Business School in Denmark.

Professor Hinson joined the EdIFund Board in 2014. He is also a director on the Camelot Ghana Ltd and the Telemedia Communication Ltd boards.

Hazel Berrard Amuah (Non-Executive Director)

Dr. Hazel P. Berrard Amuah is a multiple-time award-winning seasoned HR professional with over 20 years of experience in the field.

Her awards include the prestigious international Number 1 Top Employer International Award (2017), the Ghana Top 20 HR Professionals Award, the Ghana Woman Professional of the Year (2018), the HR Practitioner of the Year (2019) and recently, the Africa HR Personality of the year (2020). Dr. Hazel is also a fellow of the African Leadership Initiative (West Africa) and an inaugural fellow among 100 Africans in the Pan African Leadership Initiative. She is also an Associate of the Royal Chartered Insurance Institute.

Dr. Hazel has two terminal degrees in Business Administration from Switzerland and America. Her doctoral thesis was in the field of culture and cross-cultural leadership. She also holds a Master’s degree in Bilingual Translation (French and English) and a Master’s degree in Organisational Development. She is also a holder of the Diplôme de Langue Française Niveau B2 du Conseil de L’Europe and a Diploma of Insurance from Malta.

Dr. Hazel is a Henley-certified coach from the UK and has cross-cultural certification from the USA. Her work experience across 22 countries in Central and West Africa spans industries like FMCG, Energy and the Financial sector with areas of HR specialization.She is the founder of the Reach Out and Share Foundation, an NGO that focuses on providing support for the less and underprivileged, and People Factory, an organization that specializes in Business Strategy and Human Capital issues.

Dr Hazel joined the EdIFund Fund Board in 2019 and also serves on the following Boards: Inspire Coaching & Learning Academy Ltd, People Factory and the Reach Out Share Foundation.

Alexander Williams

Alexander Williams is a Lawyer and the CEO of the Ghana Investment and Securities Institute Ltd.

In his over 20-year career, Mr Williams has enjoyed stints at the Central Securities Depository and the Securities and Exchange Commission. He has also been a lecturer at the Charted Institute of Bankers, Methodist University College, and the Institute of Human Resource Management Practitioners. Mr Williams is a member of the following professional bodies: the Ghana Bar Association, the International Bar Association, the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana and the Chartered Institute of Human Resource Practitioners, Ghana.

Alexander Williams has an MBA from GIMPA as well as a Bachelor of Laws from the Ghana Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Ghana.

Apart from the EdIFund board, Mr Williams is also on the Planwell Insurance Brokers Limited and the Ghana Investment and Securities Institute boards. He joined the EdIFund Board in 2020.