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Maame Adjoa Thompson is an entrepreneur and business leader with over 12 years experience in the financial markets. She is currently the founder and Chief Executive of Savvy Securities, a broker dealer firm licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Bank of Ghana to trade financial assets including bonds, equities, mutual funds and currencies.

Maame Adjoa also sits on the executive board of ACI Financial Markets Association Ghana where she serves in various capacities including Vice President and Chair of the Finance Working Committee. Her contribution to the association is mainly centered on providing strategic direction and ensuring that the strategic objectives of the executive board are achieved by prudently administering the financial resources of the association.

Prior to her entrepreneurial journey, she worked with GT Bank Ghana in various treasury roles, including team lead for the fixed income desk, where she is notably credited with building a strong client portfolio with high profile fund and asset management companies, generating revenue in excess of USD30 Million in its first year of operation.

She is ACI Certified and holds a first class honours in Mathematics and Business Management from the University of Cape Coast and executive education from the China Europe International Business School. She is also pursuing a CFA Certification.

She is passionate about women empowerment and believes in breaking the proverbial glass ceiling and giving women an opportunity to lead and excel. She enjoys swimming, reading novels and watching movies.

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