Patrick Awuah
Ghana's Patrick Awuah has been named among the world’s 50 greatest leaders by Fortune Magazine.
The Ashesi University founder and president made the 40th position on the list, which includes Pope Francis (4), Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg (25), China's President, Xi Jinping (3), Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos (27), President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (16), Bill and Melinda Gates (18), and Nigeria's former finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (33).
Steve Jobs' successor, Tim Cook took the number 1 spot. Fortune said: "These extraordinary men and women are transforming business, government, philanthropy, and so much more."
In Dr Awuah's case, Fortune said: "He made millions at Microsoft and then decided to make a difference back home in Ghana. Awuah founded a state-of-the-art, tech-focused university in this sub-Saharan nation – a region where just 5% of college-age kids go to school. Many students at Ashesi University, founded in 2002, are the first in their families – or villages, for that matter – to attend college. And notably, of the 168 students in the incoming class, 51% are women."
