Nathaniel Dwamena is the President of the YAFO Institute. He is a researcher and free-market policy analyst. He is responsible for the institute’s overall affairs, supervision, and progress. He led the YAFO Institute to win the Atlas Network 2024 Africa Think Tank Shark Tank Award in Tanzania.

He successfully completed think tank training in Nigeria and project management and fundraising training in Kenya and policy marketing in Tanzania which aided in his successful graduation from the Atlas Network Academy, Atlas Network (USA). He is a blockchain enthusiast and CEO at African Institute for Defi and Blockchain.

He graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology with a Bachelor of Law and a B.A. (Hons) in Geography and Rural Development.