Elsie Addo Awadzi

Mrs Elsie Addo Awadzi is the 2nd Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana. Addo worked as a Commissioner of Ghana's Securities and Exchange Commission for six years and then as a Senior Counsel of the IMF's Legal Department where she advised on financial sector reforms. She had over 20 years of experience working in various capacities in Ghana, Japan, South Africa, and the United Kingdom

Addo graduated from the University of Ghana with a Law degree and an M.B.A in Finance. She then furthered at the Georgetown University Law Centre where she acquired a master of law degree in International Business and Economic Law.