Ekow Adu-Mensah

Ekow Adu-Mensah is a Ghanaian youth sustainability advocate passionate about systems thinking, nature-positive economic transformation and regeneration in Sub-Saharan African economies and societies.
He harnesses his skills in writing, speaking, and engaging in policy discussions to amplify youth perspectives on contemporary crises of the 21st century and co-creates solutions addressing complex interconnected challenges.
Ekow is a member of Chatham House’s Common Futures Conversations and the 50 Percent, where he engages policymakers and global youth leaders on inclusive governance and sustainable development.

In these spaces, he has presented policy solutions on just transitions and responsible Artificial Intelligence to high-level policymakers. He also co-authored the Young Person’s Guide to Systems Change, a flagship youth-led systemic transformation handbook of the 50 Percent, that reached 100,000+ readers in 2025.  Ekow holds a degree in Business Administration (Accounting).