Nana Achiaa Acquah - BlackStars Experience
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Nana Achiaa Acquah

Senior HR Partner
Amazon Web Services

Nana Achiaa Acquah is a senior HR executive at Amazon Web Services (AWS) who has held five roles of increasing responsibility, including serving as Global Head of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity for AWS Global Sales.

In that role, she directed ID&E strategy for a $100B business unit with 25,000 employees across 53 countries, while advising senior executives on workforce design, succession, culture, and leadership capability. She also served as a Senior Executive Business Coach, guiding more than 30 CEOs on leadership, culture, and operational excellence at Amazon.

Originally from Ghana, West Africa, Nana’s middle name, Achiaa, means “waymaker,” and this has guided her career journey. Prior to joining Amazon, she built a varied background spanning Ernst & Young, Aon Hewitt, and InterContinental Hotels Group, where she gained experience across audit, finance, sales, and talent leadership.

She is an alum of Harvard’s Senior Women’s Leadership program and the Forté Foundation’s Rise program, where she deepened her commitment to allyship, empathy, and inclusive leadership. Today, she continues to champion workplaces where people and performance thrive.

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