Prof. Samuel Kwaku Bonsu was born to Mr. Kwadwo Bonsu of Antoa and Ms. Agnes Barwuah of Parkoso. He started school at St. Anne’s Anglican (ECM) School, Ash-Town in Kumasi before moving to Cambridge International School, then at Kwadaso in Kumasi. From there, he attended Prempeh College and later enrolled at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Prof. Bonsu left for Canada to complete a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at the University of Prince Edward Island and an MBA at Simon Fraser University (SFU) and the University of Rhode Island, USA for his Ph.D.
Prof. Bonsu was a Lecturer at SFU as a Lecturer in the 1999/2000 school year. He joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 2000. He moved to Schulich School of Business, York University, one of the world’s finest. He was a tenured professor and the Director of the PhD Marketing programme at the School when he joined GIMPA. Prof. Bonsu was Dean of the GIMPA School of Governance and Leadership, and later, Dean of the GIMPA Business School. Until his appointment as Rector, he was Director of Academic Planning & Quality Assurance. Many know him for his principled character.

Prof. Bonsu has been a Visiting Professor/Researcher at several universities, including University of Southern Denmark, L’Université Lille 2, France; Hanken School of Economics, Finland; International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT), Bangladesh and the KNUST. He commands the respect of his peers around the globe, having published ground-breaking works in prestigious journals and books. His work has been funded by the Social Science & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark, among others. He serves on the editorial review boards of several high impact journals.