Dr. Grace Birago Asenso is a visionary and results-driven Strategic Leadership Champion, with over a decade of progressive leadership experience in modern higher education administration. She is the founding Senior Administrative Assistant for the Department of Teacher Education at the KNUST with strong foundation in organizational management and academic protocols.

Prior to her transfer to the Vice-Chancellor's office in 2021, she provided innovative administrative and managerial assistance at the School of Graduate Studies, KNUST, the Postgraduate (PhD) Secretariat at the KNUST School of Business (KSB) and the Department of Teacher Education, and the 5 Colleges of Education overseen by the Faculty of Educational Studies, KNUST.

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/Cordinator – 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

Committed to God, Service and Excellence, Dr. Asenso is adept at managing complex calendars, sensitive correspondence, strategic initiatives, and high-level stakeholder engagement with professionalism and tact. She is recognized for operational excellence, institutional loyalty, and the ability to anticipate and meet the needs of senior leadership in fast-paced, confidential environments. she also has strong research interests in Technology Entrepreneurship, Artificial Intelligence Capabilities and Office Automation.