Biography

Kweku Opoku-Agyemang is an economist and computer scientist driving innovation in AI and in development economics. He is the founder and CEO of Machine Learning X Doing (@mlxdoing), an AI research and product company, and Development Economics X (@DevEconX), which focuses on development impact for the next generation. As the first-born son of Ghana’s first-ever female Vice President, Kweku’s work is inspired by a vision for economic and development impact.

Recognized as a ‘Black African Economist of Influence’ by the University of Toronto, Kweku is an honorary research affiliate with the International Growth Centre at the London School of Economics and University of Oxford. Kweku was a former postdoctoral associate at Cornell Tech and University of California, Berkeley. He writes for The Decision Lab, contributes to ‘The Africa I Know,’ has been featured in The Economist, The Huffington Post, and beyond, and has spoken at Stanford University, the World Bank, the American Economic Association, the Canadian Economic Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and many more. Connect with @KwekuOA for insights on tech, economics, and development impact.