Meet Ghana’s First Female Full Professor of Finance
The University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) proudly celebrates Prof. (Mrs.) Vera Ogeh Fiador (née Soli) who has achieved a historic milestone by becoming Ghana’s first female full Professor of Finance. Her promotion marks a significant breakthrough for women in academia and the finance profession in Ghana. Prof. Fiador is currently the Head of the Department of Finance at UGBS, and she teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Her academic expertise spans corporate finance, corporate governance, gender diversity, enterprise risk management, and environmental and social risk management. She holds a PhD with a specialization in Finance from the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business, South Africa.
Prof. Fiador, with numerous peer-reviewed publications, has made significant contributions to research and consultancy. She has consulted for several reputable organisations, including the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), International Finance Corporation (IFC), SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, Overseas Development Institute, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), and the Ghana Enerprises Agency (GEA), formerly National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI). She has also conducted capacity-building programmes for banks and financial institutions across Ghana.
Beyond academia, Prof. Fiador has demonstrated a strong commitment to public service and the corporate sector. Prof. Fiador was recently appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board of Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC. She also serves as a Director and Senior Consultant with Madeolo Consult, a management consulting and corporate training firm. Her consulting and executive training portfolio spans corporate governance, corporate and financial strategy development, climate budgeting, enterprise risk and environmental and social risk management. Prof. Fiador is a member of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and was a Visiting Scholar at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC. Prof. Fiador completed her basic education at the Ministry of Health Basic School, Korle Bu, Accra, and is an alumna of Holy Child School, Cape Coast.
Prof. Fiador is the first of four children born to Ebenezer Dornu Soli and Victoria Aku Soli (née Tettey). Vera Fiador was born in James Town, British Accra, where she also spent the better part of her formative years. She is married to Lawyer Daniel Fiador and they are blessed with four children.
UGBS congratulates Prof. Vera Ogeh Fiador on this remarkable achievement and is proud to celebrate her as a trailblazer and an inspiration to women in academia, finance, and beyond.