Ahmed Tufeiru, PhD.
Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Tufeiru is the Chief Executive Officer and a Member of the Board of Directors of Gateway Holdings Limited. As CEO, Dr. Tufeiru is responsible for the development and implementation of the Company’s long-term strategy and effective prioritization of resource allocation to realize long-term value and achieving sustainable competitive advantage for clients and their stakeholders.
Dr. Tufeiru is an Investment Banker with a multidisciplinary leadership and scholarly background in finance, business strategy, organizational change and leadership, and public sector management and governance. Prior to becoming CEO of Gateway Holdings Limited, Dr. Tufeiru spent 21 years on Wall Street as a financial service professional in institutional asset management. Dr. Tufeiru worked for large Wall Street companies comprised Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital, and Prudential Financial.
Dr. Tufeiru has an extensive experience in asset valuation, corporate reorganization, and organizational change management that fosters agility, growth, workflow optimization and productivity. During his last leadership position in a Wall Street firm with a USD 1.6 trillion asset under management, Dr. Tufeiru contributed to strategies that redesigned and revamped organizational workflow efficiencies for profitable growth of the company.
Dr. Tufeiru serves as a member of the Board Directors of KASI Microfinance—a Tamale- based medium scale microfinance organization where he advices KASI executive on asset management, corporate governance, and organizational strategy and leadership. Dr. Tufeiru is also a Member of the Board of Governance of the Center for Media and Peace Initiatives—a New York-based independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of conflict-resolution in Africa, and for fostering best business practices and good governance that advances the socioeconomic development of the African continent.
Educated in Ghana and the United States, Dr. Tufeiru holds a PhD in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University USA, an MBA in Finance and Business Strategy from Rutgers University USA, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Banking from the University of Ghana.
