Gossy Ukanwoke

Gossy is a Higher Education Investor, supporting access to Learning and Education for young people in under-served communities.
He has worked with African governments on the development of policies to assist in creating better access, quality and relevance of learning in higher education institutions.
Through BAU R&D, he founded Beni American University and BAU Executive Education.
His investments in African universities are guided on the principle of transforming learning and institutions that will grow future leaders of the continent.
BAU R&D has completed investments in two Nigerian traditional universities and is poised to grow its portfolio of institutions across Africa.
As an advisor to a number of young entrepreneurs, startups and businesses, he has successfully helped to develop businesses that are providing real solutions to problems being faced daily on the continent across a broad range of sectors including: Power, Education, Civil Service, Infrastructure Development and Manufacturing.
His work has been profiled by the World Bank and on CNN, Forbes, Harvard Business School, Forum for Growth and Innovation, The Huffington Post and more.
His work has been used as a research focus and has been cited in articles, journals and other academic publications.
He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the American University of Cyprus with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Information Systems.