Foster Akpakli

BS Business Administration/MS Finance

Ghana

Phase

II

Cohort

8

I envision a world where economic, political, and social institutions enable all individuals, regardless of their background, to be successful when exposed to some amount of resources. The world, especially Africa, needs strong institutions and prosperity to improve everyone's overall standard of living.

Superior intelligence, leadership, and ingenuity truly define Foster Akpakli. Upon completing Accra Academy as one of the best business students coupled with demonstrated leadership qualities and the potential to transform his community, he received a MasterCard Scholarship – one of his most significant accomplishments, to study BSc. Business Administration at Ashesi University and has recently been awarded another MasterCard scholarship to complete his fourth year at Arizona State University and move into a Master’s in Finance program at Arizona State University. Foster Akpakli continues to demonstrate a knack for financial and business matters: Friends and acquaintances say that he is a mathematical and business prodigy. Foster's keen interest in Finance, investment, and economics propelled him to work with the Ashesi Business Club. He served as the head of investments and started an investment fund while hosting several investment competitions for students. He also worked with several social organizations like Pencils of Promise, Berekuso Math Project, and ICARE initiative, where he coached and mentored students to develop academically, professionally, and socially. He was the best coach for the 2019 Maths program. He also worked with the Ashesi Career services as a career peer advisor, where he provided professional advice to students about their career lives. He is looking forward to entering into the investment banking industry due to his keen interest in capital markets, mergers, and the acquisition of firms. Foster has ambitious plans to create prosperity for the African continent and to help establish strong institutions for the Ghanaian economy. He believes these two ambitions can be achieved through quality education, ethical leadership, socially responsible investing, and entrepreneurship.