Elsie is an economic governance and financial sector leader with over 30 years of experience and a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, the second woman to hold the role in the Bank’s 68-year history, and the first on its Monetary Policy Committee. She previously worked at the IMF as Senior Counsel (Financial and Fiscal Law), where she advised member countries on financial regulation, crisis management, public debt governance, public financial management, and fiscal responsibility framework. She played a key role in FSAPs for G20 countries, provided technical assistance to countries, and supported work on IMF lending arrangements.
She is a recognized thought leader in policy leadership, financial regulation, gender-inclusive finance, ESG/climate finance, and crisis resolution, with a strong international speaking and advisory profile. She has an extensive track record of board-level and policy leadership in Ghana and internationally, and has published papers and book chapters.
She holds academic qualifications in law and finance, with an LL.M. in International Economic Law (with Distinction) from Georgetown University Law Center; an MBA (Finance) degree and an LL.B degree from the University of Ghana, and executive education in public leadership from Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government and Harvard Kennedy School.
She is currently serving as a Visiting Fellow at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, and routinely speaks at international fora and advises on sovereign finance, financial stability, and international development.