Ben Ocra

Mr. Ben Ocra has had a long and distinguished career in Corporate Management and International Affairs and Information Communications Technology. His wide experience in these areas and his involvement in social development, business and civic organizations have all helped shape his vision of helping to advance the course of development in deplorable settings

through different frontiers. Mr. Ocra’s core competences cuts across managing teams, projects, establishing effective monitoring and evaluation systems for projects, planning, directing and co-ordinating activities of group of professionals and technical officers engaged in diverse projects. He has over 13 years track record in project management, building and actively managing relationships with development partners, funders and senior decision-makers in the public and private sector, coordinating the activities of dispersed and nonhierarchical teams in a fast-paced environment, with frequent changes.

Since the early 2000’s, while working for the United Nations, Southern New Hampshire University, Massachusetts General Hospital and MaxImpact Institute, he promoted regional development through a number of grass root programs aimed at helping the poor in society. His work has significantly enhanced these institutions’ interactions with government through the development and maintenance of positive working relationships and network of contacts. Mr. Ocra developed models for solving development problems and works to scale up successful projects through determining cost effectiveness of poverty alleviation programs, using the most rigorous evaluation techniques. He founded a technology driven program called the Computers In Every Home Program which has served thousands of low income individuals in the New England region of the United States. Mr. Ocra’s involvement at the United Nations headquarters in New York, and other regional and international involvements have made him a strong professional in advocacy, public policy formulation and government programming and strategic partnership development. His foresight, commitment and dedication in aiding the alleviation of poverty among disadvantaged individuals has earned him prestigious honors and citations from public officials such as former Senator and Mayor, Ted Gatsas and Frank Guinta of Manchester NH. Mr. Ocra is also a motivator who keeps people focused on the goal rather than themselves. He is a mediator who finds common ground among disparate factions and a communicator who believes that people work best when informed about that which affects them. Mr. Ocra is the trusted third party who gets things done because he isn’t linked to any special interest in an organization. He is an inclusive leader who believes in the value of the team.

Mr. Ocra has University teaching experience in the areas of Business Law, Marketing, Business

Research Methods, Information Communications Technology and has made many presentations at local and international conferences.

Mr. Ocra holds a BA from the University of Ghana and a MBA & Msc from Southern New
Hampshire University-USA, where he was hired to fill a newly created position of Development Research Officer upon graduation for nearly four years. He is currently a doctoral candidate at the Open University of Malaysia-Ghana Campus.