John Ofori-Tenkorang is a Ghanaian public servant, an investment banker, an engineer and an academic who was the Director General of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) from 2017 to 2024.[1][2]
Outstanding Public Service Personality of the Year, 2022
2022 IT-Oriented Business Leadership Personality of the Year (Public Sector)
Overall Best CEO of the Year, 2021
Award for Outstanding Leadership and Contribution towards the Welfare of Pensioners, 2020
2020 Best CEO of State-Owned Enterprises
Most Impressive Leader of the Decade, The Initiators of Change Foundation (ICF)
Outstanding Director–General for the Year, 2018
Induction into the West Africa Nobles Forum (WANF)
Selected works
Ofori-Tenkorang, J., (1997), Permanent-magnet synchronous motors and associated power electronics for direct-drive vehicle propulsion, Ph.D. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Ofori-Tenkorang, J., Chapman, J., Lesieutre B.C., (1996). Transient and Stability Analysis of Time-Domain Reactive Current Analyzers using Averaged Waveforms; IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Volume: 45, Issue: 1 , Feb 1996, pp. 280-287.
Ofori-Tenkorang, J., Lang, J.H., (1995). A Comparative Analysis Torque Production in Halbach and Conventional Surface-Mounted Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors; IEEE-IAS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, U.S.A, pp. 657-663.
Ofori-Tenkorang, J., Lang, J.H., (1994) Halbach Permanent Magnet Motors: A Candidate for Direct Drive Wheel Motors; Universities Power Engineering Conference, Galway, Ireland, pp. 17-20.
Ofori-Tenkorang, J., (1993). A Microprocessor-Based Interactive Home Energy Monitor; S.M. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Ofori-Tenkorang, K.M., (1993). Wireless Telecommunications with Microwave Digital Radio, African Technology Forum, New Age Telecommunications, Volume 6, No. 2.
Casey, L.F., Ofori-Tenkorang, J., Schlect, M.F., (1991). CMOS Drive and Control Circuitry for 1-10 MHz Power Conversion; IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol 6, Issue 4, 1991, pp. 749-758.
Ofori-Tenkorang, J., (1989). A Microprocessor-Controlled Household Power Monitoring Unit; S.B. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
^US 4987372, Ofori-Tenkorang, John; Otten, David & Casey, Leo, "Potentiometer state sensing circuit", published 1991-01-22, assigned to Lutron Technology Co.
^"34 honored at EECS ceremony". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 7 June 1995. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.