Yaw Okyere Thompson is a senior analyst at Forbes Tate Partners, a Washington, DC, based public affairs and government relations firm. In this position, he focuses on US federal policy on behalf of a variety of clients from the healthcare sports and consumer goods and packaging industries. A native of Ghana, Yaw seeks out opportunities to engage with like-minded individuals who are interested in further developing US - Africa policies and US - Africa relations. Yaw is a member of the 2020 cohort of the Center For Strategic and International Studies Africa Policy Accelerator (APA) Program. Follow him @o_thompson_yaw