Simon Madjie
- Group:Advisory Committee
Simon Madjie
Lawyer, Executive Secretary, American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana.
Simon Madjie is an experienced investment promotion and facilitation professional with over 10 years’ experience working with both high-level government and business officials from Ghana and the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investment.
Simon has served as a Consultant to the U.S Embassies in the Gambia, Ethiopia, Angola, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast in setting up American Chambers of Commerce in those countries.
Simon has organized several inward and outward investment missions between Ghana and the U.S. as well as facilitated investments in both countries. Simon has led and organized Ghana’s delegation to the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) which is the world’s leading conference of oil and gas sector players. Simon led Ghana’s advocacy on the implementation of the African Growth & Opportunity (AGOA) including presentations to the United States Congress for its renewal.
He was also instrumental in the signing of a Trade and Investment M.O.U between the U.S Chamber of Commerce, Washington DC and the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, an instrument aimed at facilitating and supporting more investments between the two countries.
He organized the successful U.S.-Ghana Business Forum during the maiden visit of Secretary Wilbur Ross to Ghana in July, 2018 as well as successful Investment Roundtable discussion with the President of Ghana and the U.S Business Community in New York in September 2018 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Simon is a lawyer called to the Ghana Bar in 2018 and in addition holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Ghana Business School and a Degree in Business Administration from the same University. He also holds an LLB from the Ghana Institute of Management & Public Administration (GIMPA) and recently graduated from the Ghana School of Law.