Asabea Shirley Ahwireng-Obeng is a researcher, lecturer and consultant whose research interests lie in Capital
Markets, Financial Economics, Institutions, Investments as well as Entrepreneurship/Philanthropy in emerging
economies, particularly Africa. She obtained a BA degree in International Relations and Industrial Psychology
from the University of Witwatersrand, and a Master’s degree in Business Leadership specialising in Corporate
Finance, from the Unisa School of Business Leadership. She also holds a Certificate in Risk Management, and a
Master’s degree in Finance and Investment from the Wits Business School. Inspired by the enormous potential for
research in the African continent, Asabea completed a Ph.D. in Financial Economics and consults widely in the
broader fields of Economic and Financial Development.