Abena is the first female Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange, appointed by the Exchange’s Council on November 24, 2022. She is a trailblazer in the capital markets industry and has served on boards of institutions such as Access Bank PLC, African Women’s Development Fund, Ghana Petroleum Funds, Kosmos Energy Ghana, University of Ghana Council, among others. She is passionate about youth empowerment and has mentored several persons who have taken up significant leadership roles themselves. Abena is an alumna of the University of Ghana Business School and has undertaken leadership studies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Harvard Business School, and the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business.