Micheal Mensah-Baah

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Development Bank Ghana

Michael Mensah-Baah has 28 years of experience working in financial services across Europe, America and Africa.

• In 1998, Michael began his professional career in the United Kingdom and joined JP Morgan as an Associate on the Equity Derivatives Trading Desk. He later became Vice President, Investment Banking with Union Bank of Switzerland (UK), where he helped the bank grow Fixed Income Product Revenue, managing to increase the client base while keeping losses to a minimum.
• In 2010, Michael joined Barclays Bank (now ABSA) in Africa, starting as Vice President and Head of Risk Management and subsequently becoming Chief Operating Officer.
• In 2022 Michael joined Development Bank Ghana as Deputy Chief Executive Officer responsible for setting up the bank and Investments.
• Over the years, Michael has gained unique expertise in the development and implementation of strategy, the establishment of key strategic partnerships, and the development of new products and services.
• Michael holds a Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Computer Science from the University of Ghana and a Master of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK). He is both an Associate Member of the Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMA) in the US and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (ACMA) in the UK.

Currently, Michael serves on the board of VRA International Schools Limited, the UN Global Compact, and the Oasis Africa VC Fund II. He also previously chaired the Absa Bank Provident Fund Board of Trustees.

Michael is also a corporate executive in residence (Guest Lecturer) at the University of Ghana Business School.

Michael is married with 3 children and likes to keep fit by playing golf, swimming, and running.