Kofi Asare has over 20 years of experience in the Education Sector, working with schools, communities, parliaments, international organizations and government agencies on education policy.

He has specialities in basic education, TVET and education financing, and has authored dozens of publications.

Kofi has represented Civil Society on the Ministerial Advisory Board of the Ministry of Education and Education Sector Working and Technical Committees, played key roles in the development of the previous Education Strategic Plan (ESP) 2010-2020 and the current one, ESP 2018-2030, and consulted extensively for local and international organizations.

In 2016, he was awarded the Millennium Excellence Award for Rural and Urban Development by the Millennium Excellence Foundation under the distinguished patronage of His Royal Majesty, Otumfuo Osei Tutu, the Asantehene.

He holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics and Sociology, and Masters Degree in Governance & Development from the University of Capecoast, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of London and currently a doctoral candidate at the Lincoln University in Malaysia.