Mrs. Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah

Mrs. Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah holds a Master of Public Policy and Administration degree with an emphasis on Economic and Political Development from the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) of Columbia University in the City of New York. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Ghana. She also obtained a Certified Leadership Training at the Ivey Spencer Leadership Center at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada - October 2015.
Some of her core interest areas are Project Management, Business Development, Strategy, Public Management and Institutional Analysis, Government Budgeting, Operations Management, Economic Empowerment of Women, International Capital Markets, Business Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation, among others. She has applied these skills through continued work with the public service, private sector, and international organizations, where she acquired a wide range of knowledge in the formulation and implementation of projects and policies.
She is currently the Senior Advisor, MSME Development in the Office of the Secretary-General at the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat. She was the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) under the Office of the President, Ghana. She has extensive work experience from the following organizations: Agricultural Development Bank (Accra, Ghana); The Millennium Cities Initiative - MCI in collaboration with Earth Institute of Columbia University (Accra, Ghana); Consultancy for The Capacity Development Group (UNDP, New York); Merchant Bank Ghana Limited (Accra, Ghana) and Jospong Group of Companies (Accra, Ghana).
She interned with the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA-Accra, Ghana), the Regional Bureau for Africa in collaboration with the Earth Institute of Columbia University (UNDP, New York) and did her national service with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR-Accra, Ghana). She is a highly motivated individual, a team player, a results-oriented person, dynamic, analytical, and highly competent. She is married with four children.

Mrs. Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah holds a Master of Public Policy and Administration degree with an emphasis on Economic and Political Development from the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) of Columbia University in the City of New York. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Ghana. She also obtained a Certified Leadership Training at the Ivey Spencer Leadership Center at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada - October 2015.
Some of her core interest areas are Project Management, Business Development, Strategy, Public Management and Institutional Analysis, Government Budgeting, Operations Management, Economic Empowerment of Women, International Capital Markets, Business Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation, among others. She has applied these skills through continued work with the public service, private sector, and international organizations, where she acquired a wide range of knowledge in the formulation and implementation of projects and policies.
She is currently the Senior Advisor, MSME Development in the Office of the Secretary-General at the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat. She was the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) under the Office of the President, Ghana. She has extensive work experience from the following organizations: Agricultural Development Bank (Accra, Ghana); The Millennium Cities Initiative - MCI in collaboration with Earth Institute of Columbia University (Accra, Ghana); Consultancy for The Capacity Development Group (UNDP, New York); Merchant Bank Ghana Limited (Accra, Ghana) and Jospong Group of Companies (Accra, Ghana).
She interned with the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA-Accra, Ghana), the Regional Bureau for Africa in collaboration with the Earth Institute of Columbia University (UNDP, New York) and did her national service with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR-Accra, Ghana). She is a highly motivated individual, a team player, a results-oriented person, dynamic, analytical, and highly competent. She is married with four children.