Dr. Grace Birago Asenso is a Scholar in entrepreneurship and digital innovation with over a decade of experience in higher education administration, modern academic leadership and institutional development. She holds a PhD in Business and Management from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Her scholarly work contributes to contemporary discussions on digital transformation by examining how next-generation digital technology capabilities (Artificial Intelligence Capabilities and Big Data Analytics Capabilities) enable organizations to identify opportunities, enhance decision-making, and build competitive advantage. 

Beyond research, Dr. Asenso is an accomplished administrative professional with a proven track record of delivering innovative and effective support across Departments in KNUST. She is the founding Senior Administrative Assistant for the Department of Teacher Education. Prior to her transfer to the Office of the Vice-Chancellor in 2021, she played a key role in enhancing operations at the School of Graduate Studies, the Postgraduate (PhD) Secretariat at the KNUST School of Business (KSB). Her expertise also extended to multitasking and coordinating administrative functions for the five Colleges of Education under the Faculty of Educational Studies. As a result of Dr. Asenso’s keen interest in Office Automation, Innovative Higher Education Governance and Institutional Development, she was able to obtain workable results as:

* Member - Kuapa Kooko Co-operative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union Limited (KKFU) staff performance appraisal committee in 2019.

* Panel Member - Sankofa Project with the KKFU and its Corporate Affairs Managers, Millennium Promise Alliance in 2020, which saw to the successful update of the staff information system, staff assessment and further recruitments.

* 2020 - 2021 Administrator/Coordinator at Conference Marking Sessions for 5 Colleges of Education overseen by the KNUST.

* 2020 – 2021 Administrator/Coordinator – Subject-based Workshops on the B.ED Curriculum for the 5 Colleges of Education overseen by the KNUST.

* Rapporteur - KNUST's 9^th Summer School themed ‘SDGs and Universities: Actions Towards KNUST’s Mandate at 70 and Beyond’ - August 2021

Dr. Asenso remains committed to supporting the ongoing transformation of modern higher education institutions into top innovative and globally competitive centers of learning and research.