Ato Ulzen-Appiah
Quick Facts
Biography
Ato Ulzen-Appiah (born in Kumasi) is a social entrepreneur, consultant, social media influencer, blogger and director of the Ghana Think Foundation. He is a co-founder of Barcamp Ghana and Junior Camp Ghana which champions the youth to take up volunteer roles in Ghana. He is an ardent social media user and mentors a lot of the youth.
Early life
Ato hails from Elmina but was born in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Education
He started his basic education at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Primary School in Kumasi. He then proceeded to the Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School (PRESEC) for his secondary education. He later went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and Master's degree in Construction and Engineering Management from Stanford University.
Career
He is currently the director of the Ghana Think Foundation which mobilises and organises talent for the primary benefit of Ghana. He started his professional career at Google as a program manager building sustainable tech communities in Africa, overseeing scores of tech events around the continent. He then joined Rancard as product manager building new revenue services off its platform, in charge of payments and content hosting. He co-founded Museke.com an African music website, with a focus on lyrics. He is a member Global Shapers Alumni of the World Economic Forum Accra hub. He has been on a lot of panels discussing the future of Africa and the new digital age using social media. He was a judge on the Seedstars Accra startup challenge.