Joseph Gerald Tetteh Nyanyofio holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Public Administration and Policy Management, Master of Philosophy and a Bachelor of Science, all from the University of Ghana. He has been a Governance and Development, Public Policy and Micro-Enterprise Researcher for over 10 years.

His specific areas of expertise include, Governance & Leadership, Public Policy Analysis, and Relationship Management, among others. From Boardroom strategy sessions to lively graduate seminars, Dr Joseph Gerald Tetteh Nyanyofio has spent the last decade turning bold ideas into measurable impacts. He blends the discipline of a former Standard Chartered Bank product-marketing executive with the intellectual rigour of a public-policy scholar.

He has provided exceptional leadership to the university community in several capacities, including serving as Organizing Secretary and Secretary, successively, in the UPSA branch of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG) while serving on the Academic Board as a representative of Convocation.

As Senior Lecturer in Management, Dr Nyanyofio is one of the brains behind some of the institution’s most forward-thinking initiatives. He was co-founder of UPSA’s flagship International Conference on Business Management and Entrepreneurial Development and brokered UPSA’s first accreditation partnership with the UK’s Chartered Quality Institute. He facilitated the negotiation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that ushered UPSA’s MBA Corporate Governance graduates into the Membership of Ghana Institute of Directors (IoD-GH). His stewardship of multiple graduate programmes—MPhil/MSc Leadership, MBA Total Quality Management, MBA Corporate Governance, and more—has produced a new generation of ethically grounded, innovation-ready managers across West Africa.

Beyond campus, Dr Nyanyofio has served on various governance boards, ranging from the Lapidary Institute of Ghana and Labone Secondary School, to the Board of the La Community Bank Ltd., and currently acts as Secretary to the Advisory Board of the UPSA Enterprise & Innovation Centre. A prolific author in high-impact journals and a sought-after conference voice from Accra to Leicester, he also channels his influence back home, spearheading the One Story Book Per Child literacy drive and mentoring pupils across La Dadekotopon. Whether shaping national dialogues on public-private partnerships or handing a brand-new book to a first-time reader, Dr Nyanyofio embodies the conviction that scholarship is only complete when it serves society.

He aspires to become a Professor, Consultant and an International Public Servant, utilizing expert knowledge and relevant experience so as to contribute meaningfully towards the realization of a significant academia-public sector integration