Sylvester A. Mensah holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom (UK), a BSc. in Administration from the University of Ghana and a Diploma in Poli...view moreSylvester A. Mensah holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom (UK), a BSc. in Administration from the University of Ghana and a Diploma in Political Economy from Cottbus Political College in Germany. A member of the Institute of Business Consulting - UK, he also serves on a number of public and private Boards in Ghana. Sylvester is an alumnus of the Harvard University School of Public Health, where he completed a number of competency courses. He is an honourary citizen of Kansas and New Orleans, cities in the USA.
His competence as a lecturer, finance professional, banker, politician, strategic management expert, social worker and social health insurance technocrat, underscore his professional and occupational versatility, demonstrated throughout his working life.
He served a full term as a Member of Parliament for the Dadekotopon Constituency in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana from 1997 to 2001
He is the Chief Executive of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and is credited with far-reaching organizational restructuring, innovations, and initiatives in reforming Ghana’s NHIS.
Sylvester is a recipient of a number of awards including the West African Regional Magazine Achievers Award - 2012, the Africa Prize for Excellence and Leadership in Corporate Governance by the Global Centre for Transformational Leadership - 2013 and the Favourite Son of the Land award by the Abese Quarter of the La Traditional Council.
He is married with four children.
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