In 1982, he won a Ghana Government scholarship to pursue his university education in Cuba at the elite political leadership school Escuela Nico Lopez.
Between 1987 and 1992, he was the host of Searchlight, a prime-time news and current affairs programme, and had many remarkable interviews with several world leaders, including Nelson Mandela, Yasser Arafat, Kenneth Kaunda and Sam Nujoma.
He continued with attachments at leading public affairs firms Hill and Knowlton and Walter Judds in the UK.
He has also served as Public Affairs Counsel for notable organizations and personalities including former CEO of Ashanti Goldfields, Sam Jonah and Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, a leading Ghanaian entrepreneur and Presidential candidate.
His father, Thomas Edward Ampofo, worked with the Forestry Department and retired as the Chief Inspector of Timber.