Karen Shormeh Sai

Country Director, Ghana

Karen Shormeh Sai serves as the Foundation’s main representative in Ghana, overseeing the implementation of the Jacobs Foundation’s strategy, which includes the System Change Architecture for Learning Excellence (SCALE), a multi-stakeholder funding and intervention-based initiative aimed at strengthening the national education system.

Karen brings over two decades of experience in strengthening education systems and philanthropy. She is the Founder and Executive Director of The Resource Mobilization Center (TRMC) and has led organizations such as the Ghana Girls in ICT Trust and the Africa Philanthropy Network (APN). Throughout her career, she has worked closely with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and the STAR Ghana Foundation. She holds degrees in Business Administration and Journalism.