Ken Kwaku

Dr. Ken Kwaku (born May 18, 1946) is an international investment and corporate governance expert. In 2013 he was nominated together with the late President of Ghana, Prof. John Evans Atta Mills for the Africa Achievers Award. This recognition stemmed from his track record in the area of business development and the unearthing of leadership potentials across Africa. and Maria Agroh (Nee Tsitsimboe) of Vakpo Kpodzi all in the Volta Region of Ghana. She attended primary and secondary schools in Ho, Amedzofe and Peki. In Peki however, she enjoyed the company of the late Mrs. Esther Ocloo (Nee Nkulenu), the renowned female entrepreneur of her time.

After a brief stay in Hohoe as a nurse and as a teacher, she joined the then Department of Social Welfare and Community Development in 1954. She worked and retired from the Department of Community Development in May 1988 with the rank of Assistant Director.

Her work and passion for women's development took her to many parts of Ghana including Kete Krachi, Worawora, Jasikan, Ho and Tsito, all in the Volta Region, Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region, Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, and Madina in the Greater Accra Region. She also went beyond the borders of Ghana doing consultancies for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Between 1976 and 1978, she worked as a consultant with women in Lesotho, Swaziland, South Africa Homelands and Israel.

As part of her desire to constantly improve her own skills, madam Agroh took several courses in Mass Education and Community Development at the University of Ghana and Connecticut College, in New London, USA. (first indigenous Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana), R.R Amponsah (Minister under the Second Republic), and K.B Asante (Secretary to Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah) among others.

He also served as a government agent (District Commissioner) in the Keta District before proceeding to England to read law which he did at the Middle Temple Inns of Court. He returned to Ghana in 1957 having qualified as a solicitor and a barrister and the first Ghanaian attorney with specialization in transport law. He was appointed chairman of the Black Star Line (National Shipping Line) in 1966 because of his background in transport law.

Early life and education Kwaku lived the early part of his life in Have