Ekua Bentil is a Senior Education Specialist at the World Bank, where she currently leads the Global EdTech work and focuses on leveraging technology (including AI and other digital innovations) to improve education. She also brings over a decade of development experience leading and supporting higher education, skills and workforce development; STEM education; and advancing women’s participation in these areas.
Since joining the World Bank in 2015, she has co-developed the Education Strategy for Western and Central Africa (2022) and led major initiatives such as the Africa Centers of Excellence (ACE) program in Western and Central Africa, which strengthens postgraduate education and research across various priority sectors. She previously served as the World Bank’s Global Gender Lead for Education and as the Africa Region’s focal point for digital skills under the World Bank’s Digital Economy for Africa (DE4A) Initiative.
Ekua holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University and dual bachelor’s degrees in physics (Bryn Mawr College) and Electrical Engineering (Caltech). Prior to the World Bank, she worked as a Market Risk Modeler at Goldman Sachs.