Elizabeth Mensah

Elizabeth Mensah was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, toGhanaian parents. The relative homogeneity of her hometown coupled with her experiences at PA Governor’s School for Global Entrepreneurship during high school sparked her pursuit of global citizenship and an enduring curiosity about the human experience. Led by these intentions to the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business at the Wharton School & University of Pennsylvania, she studied and worked in a variety of contexts, including Alicante, Spain, Mochudi, Botswana, and Havana, Cuba. She then spent several years as a project manager on the business side of healthcare. More interested in the stories behind the numbers, she enrolled in medical school at Emory University where she was president of Gold Humanism Honor Society chapter and active in SNMA. Liz’s passions include documentary film, spending time with her niece and nephew, and exploring various dipping sauces.