Eugene Owusu is an International Policy and Development Management expert with over 30 years of experience working in strategic leadership positions with the United Nations and the Government of Ghana. Currently, Eugene is the Special Advisor on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to the President of Ghana and Sherpa to the President in his role as both the Co-Chair of the Emeritus Group of SDGs Advocates and as a member of the High-Level Panel on the Ocean Economy. As Sherpa to the President, Eugene is the substantive lead on the President’s advocacy and engagement in mobilizing international support for the accelerated implementation of the SDGs and ocean action.

Prior to his current role, Eugene was the UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in South Sudan, where he concurrently served as the UN Resident Coordinator, UN Humanitarian Coordinator, and UNDP Resident Representative. Before his assignment in South Sudan, Eugene was the UN Resident Coordinator, UN Humanitarian Coordinator, and UNDP Resident Representative in Ethiopia. Prior to that, Eugene was a Senior Advisor in the UN/UNDP Brussels Office, facilitating institutional partnerships in Africa with the European Union on behalf of UNDP Africa.

After joining UNDP, Eugene worked in several capacities in the African region, including as Economic Advisor in UNDP Uganda, UNDP Sierra Leone, and as Deputy Resident Representative in Tanzania. Prior to joining UNDP, Eugene worked in the private sector in the United Kingdom, including notably as Senior Country Risk Analyst and Head of Economic Research at Dun & Bradstreet UK.