Michael Mensah-Baah

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Development Bank Ghana

Michael Mensah-Baah is a financial services executive with over 30 years of international experience across Europe, the Americas and Africa, spanning investment banking, commercial banking, risk management, strategy and development finance.
He began his career in the UK at JPMorgan before joining Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) as Vice President, Investment Banking. In 2010, he joined Barclays Bank in Africa, now Absa, where he served as Vice President and Head of Risk Management and subsequently as Chief Operating Officer, gaining extensive experience in strategic leadership, organisational transformation and financial performance.
In 2022, Michael joined Development Bank Ghana (DBG) as Deputy Chief Executive Officer, responsible for establishing the institution and leading its investment activities. He has played a key role in building the Bank’s institutional capabilities, developing innovative financing solutions and advancing strategic partnerships to mobilise capital for privatesector growth, particularly SME financing. His work reflects a strong commitment to the role of development finance in addressing financing gaps, crowding in private capital and advancing sustainable economic transformation.
Michael holds an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a BSc in Statistics and Computer Science from the University of Ghana. He serves on the boards of VRA International Schools Limited, the UN Global Compact and Oasis Africa VC Fund II, and is a Corporate Executive in Residence and Guest Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School.