Nadia Mensah-Acogny

Nadia Mensah-Acogny co-founded Acosphere in 2005 and serves as its Co-Founder and Managing Partner. An expert in global communications, interpersonal skills, the art of public speaking and cross-cultural communication, she holds three postgraduate degrees from the Sorbonne in Communications, Political Science and Sociology.

She served as Communications Manager for the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) and as a consultant for United Nations agencies in Syria, France, Greece and Kenya. Fluent in nine languages, she trains internationally across West, North and Central Africa.

A former columnist at Forbes Afrique for 13 years, she authors the magazine's annual report on the 100 Most Influential Women in Africa. She sits on the Board of the Batonga Foundation, is an Advisory Council Member of the Women in Africa Initiative, and served on the Board of Trustees of the Africa Centre in London. A sought-after speaker, moderator and MC, she is also a lifelong collector and champion of African contemporary art.