Irene is a barrister by profession. She attended Wesley Girls’ High School in Cape-Coast, following which she earned her LLB (Hons.) degree from the University of Leicester, England.

She also holds an MBA and an LLM in International Commercial Law from Cardiff University, Wales. Irene is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Bath, England, pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration (Higher Education Management).

Irene was called to the Bar of England and Wales in July 2004 and then to the Ghana Bar in October of the same year. She was the first African woman to practise as a barrister on the Wales and Chester Circuit of the Bar of England and Wales, before returning to Ghana in 2011 to join MountCrest University College (‘MountCrest’), the first private tertiary institution in Ghana to establish a Faculty of Law.

Irene joined MountCrest at its inception as its Director of Legal Services and then served as its Deputy Rector for Institutional Advancement, Corporate and International Affairs until her appointment as Rector in 2020, becoming the youngest woman to head a tertiary institution in Ghana.

Irene’s expertise produces an impactful blend of academia, administration, and industry practice that bring together the areas of law & governance, business, and education in an innovative and collaborative manner.

She founded Horsham Education Consult (trading as Horsham Consulting), a strategic advisory and consulting firm dedicated to the establishment and sustainable growth of institutions and businesses in the public, private and non-profit sectors.