Marcia Ashong

Marcia Ashong is a United Kingdom - born Ghanaian entrepreneur and lawyer known 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 a 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 Founder and Executive Director of TheBoardroom Africa (TBR Africa), and Brace Energy.

She has led businesses in four continents and in 2017 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 deliberate on Ghana's Petroleum and Energy Sectors.[3][4][5][6][7]

Achievements
  • Human Rights Fellowship Winner.[1]

References
  1. Contributor (2019-03-06). "Marcia Ashong on the Best Way to Negotiate: "Become Indispensable, Then Talk Money."". Circumspecte. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  2. "African Leadership Institute".
  3. "Marcia Ashong". alinstitute.org. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  4. "100 Most Influential Africans". newafricanmagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  5. "Getting Women Into Africa's Boardrooms". www.minnesotaalumni.org. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  6. Communities, Africa Business. "[Interview] Marcia Ashong, Founder, TheBoardroom Africa". Africa Business Communities. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  7. 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.


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