George Ampratwum serves as Executive Director of the Career Center at the University of Pittsburgh, where he leads strategy, employer partnerships, and career development initiatives for one of Pitt's most student-facing units. He brings to this role a genuinely global perspective, having built and scaled career and professional development programs across four continents.
Prior to Pitt, Mr. Ampratwum served as Director of Partnerships and Career Development at the Ashinaga Foundation in Japan, where he led the design and evaluation of professional development initiatives across seven regional offices spanning Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Brazil, the United States, Senegal, and Uganda. He also directed research and learning needs analysis to shape programming for employees and scholars across the Foundation's global network.
Before Ashinaga, he held roles at the African Leadership University (ALU) in Rwanda and Mauritius, where he scaled career development and corporate partnerships across both campuses to strengthen graduate employment outcomes.
George holds a BA in Psychology and Sociology, an M.Phil. in Social Psychology from the University of Ghana, an Executive MBA from ALU School of Business, and is currently pursuing an EdD in Education Policy and Social Change at the University of Pittsburgh. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, traveling, and working out.
