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Benjamin Boakye is an Energy Governance Professional and the Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP). In this role, he provides strategic oversight for delivering ACEP’s vision of an Africa where energy and extractive resources are utilized for economic transformation and sustainable, inclusive development. Prior to becoming the Executive Director, he served as the Deputy Executive Director, Programmes Director, and Operations Director, managing the Research Unit and the Programmes Unit. Over the last decade, Benjamin has contributed to the extractive sector governance in Ghana and Africa, with much focus on corporate governance, institutional development, fiscal governance, contract governance, local content development and the evolution of legal frameworks for the effective management of extractive resources. He has written extensively on these areas in the petroleum, mining, and power sectors. He has recently contributed a book chapter on “Utilizing Ghana’s Gas Resources: Implications for Industrial Development and Inclusive Growth” to a Palgrave MacMillan book titled “Petroleum Resource Management in Africa: Lessons from Ghana.” He has also consulted for the World Bank Group, UNDP, and many research institutions in the resource sector.