Stephen Yeboah , CEO of Commodity Monitor Ltd
The menace of illegal mining has recently taken centre stage in the Ghanaian media following its impact especially on river bodies and the environment.
The development has led to some Civil Society Groups calling for the banning of small-scale mining because of the harmful effect.
However one, organization which is championing responsible and sustainable mining through its innovative mercury free machine known as ‘gold kacha’ is Commodity Monitor Ltd.
Below is the profile of Co-Founder and CEO of Commodity Monitor Ltd Stephen Yeboah
Stephen Yeboah is the CEO of Commodity Monitor, a Ghanaian-based commodity trading, logistics and research company, which is leading the drive towards mercury-free mining in Ghana and other West African countries.
Yeboah is a policy analyst, researcher and strategic communicator on energy, climate, agriculture, finance and natural resources in Africa.
He was selected as LinkedIn Top Voice on ‘Economy and Finance’ for 2017.
Yeboah was also selected as part of 30 under age 30 emerging Ghanaian Talents in the world by the UK-based Future of Ghana.
He is a PhD candidate at the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP), University of Lausanne, researching on the politics and institutions (governance) of natural resources in Ghana.
The Commodity Monitor Ltd CEO has published more than 100 articles on migration, aid, agriculture, energy and climate, mining, and oil and gas
He is motivated to critique the status quo and influence policies that promote equity, inclusiveness and sustainable development.
