Joseph Asunka

Joseph A. currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Afrobarometer since April 2021, focusing on citizen voice, social justice, and inclusion. Prior to this role, Joseph A. worked as a Program Officer at The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation from January 2016 to March 2021, managing grants aimed at enhancing accountability between citizens and governments in developing countries. Joseph A. was also a Lecturer at UCLA from September 2009 to August 2015, teaching courses in data analysis, research methods, African politics, and political economy of development. Earlier experience includes serving as a Teaching Fellow and PhD Candidate at the Center for Democratic Development in Ghana from June 2004 to August 2008. Joseph A. holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Political Science from UCLA, earned between 2008 and 2014, and a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Economics from the University of Ghana, completed in 2004.