Dr. Theophilus Acheampong

Technical Advisor Ministry of Finance, Ghana

Dr. Theophilus “Theo” Acheampong is an economist, political risk specialist, and academic with over 15 years of experience in energy, extractives, and public finance.  He is Technical Advisor at Ghana’s Ministry of Finance, focusing on fiscal rules, value-for-money and public investment management in sectors like energy, oil, gas, and mining. He also sits on the Investment Advisory Committee overseeing Ghana’s oil Sovereign Wealth Fund. Before entering public service, Theo had delivered or co-led more than 60 consultancy projects, advising governments, development finance institutions, and investors on economic and financial modelling, resource taxation and revenue management, macrofiscal reforms, and governance of strategic infrastructure and industrialisation programmes. He was Head of Research and Markets at the Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG). Theo holds a PhD in Economics and an MSc in Energy Economics and Finance from the University of Aberdeen, UK. He had his BSc in Chemical Engineering from KNUST, Ghana. He is currently studying an MSc in Taxation at the University of Oxford, UK. Theo has held academic roles at universities in the UK and Ghana, and fellowships with organisations in Germany and Ghana. He is a skilled communicator whose research appears in journals and reports, and he is frequently cited by international media such as the BBC and Bloomberg. Additionally, Theo has served on boards including Natural Resource Charter Limited (NRGI-UK) and the African Council (UK).