Meet the Founder Behind
CLA360™
A mission shaped by experience, built with purpose, and driven by a deep commitment
to Africa's global mobility.
My Story
I grew up in Ghana and studied Computer Science at the University of Ghana. During that time, I naturally became the go-to person for friends navigating applications to universities abroad — helping with program selection, documentation, and preparation. Through those experiences, one thing became clear: Africa has exceptional students, but the pathway to studying abroad is unnecessarily complex, inconsistent, and opaque. That insight became personal when I pursued my own graduate studies in the United States in 2019. Experiencing the realities of the visa process firsthand reinforced how even well-qualified students can be held back by poor guidance, fragmented systems, and lack of clarity. CLA360™ was built to fix that — by bringing structure, verification, and transparency to international student mobility, starting with Africa.
Life in the U.S. & Serving International Students
I completed my graduate studies at the University of Saint Francis in Joliet, Illinois. While there, I worked as a student employee in the International Programs Office, supporting DSOs, admissions teams, and international students from many countries.
I wasn't just observing the system — I was inside it:
Helping prospective students gather documents
Guiding admitted students through next steps
Supporting DSOs with compliance and communication
Understanding the complexities behind visas, SEVIS, and institutional risk
It gave me a unique dual perspective:
What African students experience and what universities need.
Corporate Career — and a Calling I Couldn't Ignore
After graduation, I spent four years at Northwestern Mutual, a Fortune 100 company, working in data analytics and engineering. I refined my skills in systems, automation, data integrity, and large-scale architecture — all of which now power the technology behind CLA360™.
But every year, one feeling kept growing:
A calling to fix the broken pathway for African students.
I saw the same patterns repeating:
Talented students failing to navigate the process
Universities overwhelmed with unverifiable applications
Visa denials destroying admission pipelines
Good students being overlooked because the system lacked trust
I knew I had the experience — and the responsibility — to build a solution.
So I did something difficult:
I resigned from my stable career to build CLA360™ full-time.
Not because it was easy. But because it was necessary.
Why I Built CLA360™
CLA360™ exists for a simple reason:
Africa does not have a shortage of applicants. It has a shortage of verified, visa-ready, well-prepared applicants.
I lived it. I helped others through it. I worked inside the university systems that struggle with it.
And today, I'm building the infrastructure to solve it.
CLA360™ combines:
Visa Readiness Score
Credential verification from the source
Visa readiness support and AI interview preparation
A recruitment model focused on quality, not volume
A trusted ecosystem connecting students and universities with confidence
This is not just a company for me.
It is the mission of my life.
My Vision
I believe Africa is rising — and its students deserve pathways that are clear, fair, and trusted.
I believe universities want to recruit from Africa, but they need reliability, verification, and visa confidence.
And I believe technology — when built with cultural understanding and empathy — can transform global mobility.
CLA360™ is my contribution to that future.
A bridge between ambition and opportunity.
A system rooted in lived experience, powered by data, and strengthened by purpose.