Profile of Francis Xavier Tuokuu, MSc (UK), B.A(Ghana)

Francis is the Executive Director of Center for Responsible Business-Ghana. He is a Doctoral Researcher in Environmental Studies (Environmental Social Scientist) at Antioch New England Graduate School in the United States of America, where he also serves as the Editor-In-Chief of the PhD Newsletter. He is a 2015 Finalist of The Mandela Washington Fellowship for African Young Leaders (an initiative of President Obama). He is also a Sustainability Fellow at Franklin Pierce University,where he coordinates the university's climate change and energy conservation program and works as Project Officer with CSR Training Institute, Canada. He has over 50 published articles and over 300 daily news/reports and stories in various newspapers, websites and magazines across the world including, The Daily Graphic (Ghana’s leading newspaper),Business and Financial Times,The Finder newspaper, The Chronicle Newspaper, myjoyonline.com, etc. He has one published book, two peer-reviewed articles, one accepted book chapter and two peer-reviewed articles under review. Francis has served as a reviewer for a number of journals including the Journal of Global Responsibility (Emerald). He holds a BA(Hons) Degree in Geography and Resource Development from University of Ghana, Legon and a Master of Science Degree in Corporate Social Responsibility and Energy from The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK. Having received his training across three continents(Africa, Europe, North America), Francis can work in different cultures. He is a member of both the Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences and American Association of Geographers.

Areas of expertise:
1.Environmental Policy/Governance
2.Corporate Social Responsibility
3.Natural Resource Governance (Mining and Petroleum) in Africa
4.Political Economy & Sustainability
5.Energy and Climate Change ( Writing Greenhouse Gas Inventory Reports, Climate Action Plans)
6.Human-Environment Interactions