Mac Sarbah
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MacLean Sarbah | |
|---|---|
| Born | Yeji, Brong Ahafo region |
| Citizenship | Ghana |
| Education | Harvard University, University of Cambridge, Columbia University, University of Ghana |
MacLean Sarbah, MA, MPhil, MDes, is a Ghanaian philanthropist and Innovator.[1] He is currently the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Leader within the Global Health Office of the President at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.[2]
Mac Sarbah was raised in Yeji, a rural town in Ghana’s Brong Ahafo Region, as one of eight children. His parents were immigrants from Mepe in the Volta Region.[3] He attended Adidome Senior Secondary School in the Volta Region.[4]
Mac attended the University of Ghana in 2002, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences in 2006. He continued his studies at Columbia University, receiving a Master of Arts in Social-Organizational Psychology and a certificate in Cooperation and Conflict Resolution in 2012. The following year, he completed a Master of Philosophy in Innovation, Strategy, and Organization at the University of Cambridge.[5] From 2017 to 2019, he studied at Harvard University, where he earned a master's degree in Risk and Resilience.[6]
Career
Mac Sarbah is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leader at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Global Health Office of the President.[7]
Previously, he founded and led EdAcme, an initiative focused on access to higher education and career opportunities for marginalized groups.[8][9]
Social Initiatives
Mac Sarbah is the founder of EdAcme,[9] an initiative focused on youth entrepreneurship and education.[10][11][12][13] He also serves as the president of the Sarbah Foundation, an organization that supports education, entrepreneurship, and social impact initiatives in Ghana and across Africa,.[14][12]