Practitioner-scholar in people, organisations and public policy
Casely Ato Coleman is a Ghanaian practitioner-scholar with more than 30 years of experience in human resources, organisational development, leadership and international development. He is a Senior Fellow at IMANI Center for Policy and Education and Co-Lead of the London School of Economics Black Alumni Network.
His career has spanned local, regional, and global roles. He has worked across Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone and the wider West and Central Africa region, as well as in Europe. His leadership experience includes serving as Country Director for Plan International in Sierra Leone, senior regional roles with Plan International and World Vision, and people and organisational development work with several international organisations.
More recently, Casely served in Brussels as People & Culture Director at the European Climate Foundation, after first joining the organisation as Senior Human Resources and Organisational Design Strategist. He later became Director of People & Culture at The Meliore Foundation, where he led the global People & Culture function.
Alongside his professional work, Casely has taught human resources strategy, organisational behaviour and change for many years, including at Groupe ISM in Dakar and the University of Ghana Business School. His own education has also crossed disciplines and countries, from Political Science and Psychology at the University of Ghana to graduate study in Norway and at the London School of Economics.
That mix of local roots and international experience shapes what Casely brings to Fulfilling Jobs for Peace. He is especially interested in how young people develop their abilities, how organisations recognise and value them, and how education, technology and changing workplaces shape the paths people can build for themselves.
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