“I’m honoured and so excited to be working with Jen and the Board of S4TP to empower these young minds shaping a better planet. S4TP empowers young people to address some of the most important challenges affecting (young) people and the planet today and in the future. Programmes such as Big Ideas combines entrepreneurship education and applied STEM to develop the skills and knowledge needed for them to successfully tackle the sustainability challenges that they feel passionate about. I am proud to be associated with a programme that also develops skills they need to navigate to the real world – resilience, innovation, communication skills, to name a few.“
In his quest to scale up energy access in Africa, Kofi Atuah recently studied Sustainable Finance and Sustainability Strategy courses at Cambridge University and Switzerland’s Institute for Management Development (IMD), which keeps him at the forefront of the business of energy. His vision is to increase the scale and diversity of early-stage investors in Energy Catalyst’s investment community. He is also a Chartered Chemical Engineer with an MBA from Cranfield University.
Amongst other engagements, Kofi is an Associate at the innovation advisory firm Eigen Ventures. In his current advisory role on Innovate UK’s Energy Catalyst Accelerator Programme, he provides coaching, advice and support for innovators and SMEs developing technologies and business models that have beneficial impact across Africa and Asia. He currently manages a portfolio across at least 8 African countries including Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Ghana.
Kofi has previously been engaged with the African Foundation for Development (AFFORD-UK) advising on project finance for affordable and sustainable housing in Rwanda, as well as developed strategies for job creation programmes in Ghana’s Green & Circular Economy for the UN Capital Development Fund and SNV Netherlands. His portfolio career has also included Programme Director on the Qatar International Airport megaproject, development strategist for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, and Co-founder for a sports business startup, which was later sold a sports entertainment group in 2015. He shares his passion for cycling, Liverpool FC and Formula 1 racing with his 2 sons and forgives his long-suffering wife for being an Arsenal supporter!