Benedicta Lasi
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Benedicta Lasi | |
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 Lasi in 2023 | |
| Born | August 15, 1987 |
| Citizenship | Ghanaian |
| Education | University of Ghana |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre |
| Occupations | Lawyer, Development Economist, Governance Strategist |
| Organization(s) | Socialist International, Africa Governance Centre, African Trade Chamber, Fitch Attorneys |
| Known for | Economic policy, Industrial policy, Global affairs, International development, Governance reforms |
Benedicta Lasi (born 15 August 1987) is a Ghanaian lawyer, development economist, and politician. She is the founder of the Africa Governance Centre and the African Trade Chamber, and was elected to the Presidium of the Socialist International as Secretary-General together with other world leaders including Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez and Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, becoming the first woman, first African, and youngest person to ever hold the position [1][2]
Lasi was born on 15 August 1987 in Ghana. She attended the University of Ghana, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree.[3] She completed professional legal training at the Ghana School of Law and was called to the Ghana Bar.[3]
She holds two master’s degrees: a Master of Economic Policy Management from the University of Ghana’s Department of Economics and a Master of Conflict, Peace and Security from the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre. Her graduate researches examined Africa–European Union trade and development co-operation and inter-agency coordination within Ghana’s national security framework.
Legal and Professional Career
Lasi is a Senior Partner at Fitch Attorneys, where she specialises in transactional law and advisory working on project finance, corporate structuring and finance, contracts, and investment advisory and structuring. She advises governments and private-sector corporations in the energy, mining, infrastructure development, and special economic zones (SEZs) sectors.[4]
Her practice integrates legal, financial, and economic policy advisory to design bankable frameworks for industrial projects, public-private partnerships, and cross-border investments. As a development economist, she advises governments on fiscal and monetary policies and advocates for intra-African trade, regional value chains, and sound regulatory frameworks as drivers of sustainable growth.[5]