Amma Gyampo is CEO of Ghana Venture Capital and Private Equity Association GVCA. She is also an International Development, Gender, Innovative Finance and Philanthropy Advisor with a focus on Market Creating Innovation, Systems Change and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building. Amma has over 20 years’ global experience as a management consultant leading eGovernment, Tech, Agribusiness, and SME growth initiatives, 12 years active in Africa supporting startups, investors, foundations, government, development finance institutions and donors.

Co-Founder of community economic development and social justice nonprofit, ScaleUp Africa, she serves as a Global Advisory Board Member of Reach For Change (Sweden) and served as a Ministerial Advisor on Gender and Youth Entrepreneurship (Ministry of Youth, Ghana). She is also a Founding Member of private sector-led national advisory board, Impact Investing Ghana.

Gyampo has built a track record as collaborative industry champion and strategist, securing strategic partnerships with organizations like Mastercard Foundation, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), Access Bank, GIZ, the European Union, Ghana’s National Pensions Regulatory Authority, Securities and Exchange Commission,  African-German Young Leaders in Entrepreneurship (AGYLE), developPPP, YouthConnekt Africa Hub & Fund, UNDP and UN ITC International Trade Centre.

Amma Gyampo has been recognized as a one of the Top 50 Most Influential People of African Descent MIPAD 2025 for her Social Impact and Philanthropy work and her thought leadership has been featured on global media platforms including ImpactAlpha, CNBC, BBC, TEDx, Quartz Africa, Africa.com, Entrepreneur and Forbes.