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Andy Osei Okrah shows the way to transformational youth leadership

Mr Andy Okrah, the man of many parts

“Nothing good in life goes unnoticed”. This wise saying is attributed to those who offer selfless services to God and humanity.

So goes for Mr Andy Osei Okrah, an affable and versatile man whose professional ability and capability is appreciated by all.

Mr Andy Okrah, the man of many parts

He is a Public Servant, politi­cian and former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, an Executive Coach, Conference Speaker, Youth Development Advocate, a Mentor and Social Entrepre­neur with umblemished repu­tation.

Mr Okrah is again a Certi­fied Human Resource (HR) Practitioner, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management (CIHRM) Ghana, and an astute Leader­ship Trainer.

Having committed himself to the development of the youth and recognition of Ghanaians who have contributed in no small way to national prog­ress, he thought it prudent to establish the Young Profession­als and Youth Coalition (YPYC) Foundation in that regard to award such persons of varied professional and political back­ground.

The YPYC is a youth devel­opment-oriented Non-Govern­mental Organisation (NGO) with focus on transformational leadership, entrepreneurship and career development with Mr. Andy Okrah as its Founder and President as well as the Host and Convener of a Nation­al Flagship Programme “Trans­form Africa Conference and Africa Role Model Awards.”

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Mr. Okrah

Through his instrumentality, the TRANSFORM SUMMIT has for the past 14 years awarded Presidents, Kings, Statesmen and women in Ghana in partic­ular, and Africa as a whole for their hardwork towards human resource development

Mr. Okrah has mentored and coached thousands of young and corporate leaders fol­lowing his passion for youth leadership development.

He holds MBA from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom, with specialisation in Human Resource Management (HRM) and Bachelor of Science Degree in Natural Resources Management from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) during which he served as President of the Students Representative Council (SRC). Andy Okrah was the initiator/founder of the novelty KNUST SRC Hostel ie students owned hostel named after Otumfuo Osei Tutu (II) Asantehene. He is an initiator and Trustee of the KNUST-SRC Development Fund.

Mr. Andy was a former Board Chairman of the Student Loans Trust Fund (SLTF), Ghana, for­mer Director Human Resource (HR) of the Forestry Commis­sion, former Vice President, National Governing Council of CIHRM, former Governing Council Member of Ghana Em­ployers Association and former Member, Board of Trustees of Head of State Award Scheme Duke of Edinburgh Internation­al Awards.

He is the author of the Books “Transformational Leadership” “Walking the Talk, “You Are A Leader and Time Tested Strat­egies to Unearth the Leader in You.”

Mr Okrah is a selfless and servant leader and anywhere he finds himself, it experiences total transformation.

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He is married to beautiful Mrs Alice Osei Okrah, a Char­tered Management Accountant and Partner of one of the Big 4 Multinational Consulting firms.

Mr Okrah celebrating a milestone with his family

He has three beautiful daughters namely Hilary, Alli­son and Andrea Osei Okrah.

By Castro Zangina-Tong

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