Marcia Ashong

Marcia Ashong is a United Kingdom - born Ghanaian entrepreneur and lawyer recognized for her role in advocating for women representation in boardrooms. She is the executive director of TheBoardroom Africa (TBR Africa), and Brace Energy.[1]

Early life and education

Marcia was born in the United Kingdom to a Fante family.[1]

She attended University of Minnesota where she attained a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations & Political Science, University of Exeter where she attained an LLB Hons. (Law) at and University of Dundee where she attained Master of Laws (LLM) in Energy Law and Policy.[2]

Career

Marcia Ashong is the founder and executive director of TheBoardroom Africa (TBR Africa)[3] and Brace Energy.

In 2017, she was named in Ghana's 20 Top Under 40 business leaders. In 2010, she established the Ghana Oil Club (GOC), a body that enables petroleum and energy professionals to deliberate on Ghana's petroleum and energy sectors.[4][5][6][7][8] In June 2020, Ashong was featured in the Visual Collaborative Polaris catalogue, under the Amplified series for humanities and innovation, she was interviewed alongside others from around the world.[9][10]

Achievements
  • Human Rights Fellowship Winner.[1]

References
  1. "Marcia Ashong on the Best Way to Negotiate: "Become Indispensable, Then Talk Money."". Circumspecte. 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  2. "African Leadership Institute".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. TheBoardroom Africa
  4. "Marcia Ashong". African Leadership Institute. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  5. "100 Most Influential Africans". New African Magazine. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  6. "Getting Women Into Africa's Boardrooms". University of Minnesota Alumni Association. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  7. Ayemoba, Andrea. "[Interview] Marcia Ashong, Founder, TheBoardroom Africa". Africa Business Communities. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  8. Symon, Ken (2018-07-20). "The University of Dundee graduate at heart of drive to increase female board representation in African firms". BusinessInsider. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  9. "Amplified (Vol 8) The Interviews". Visual Collaborative. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  10. "Marcia Ashong Visual Collaborative Interview". Visual Collaborative. Retrieved 1 June 2021.


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