Jacob Ofori Torto was a Ghanaian public servant.
[1][2] His formal education began at King's College, Lagos, Nigeria.
[1][2] He continued at the University of California, Berkeley where he obtained his bachelor's degree.
[5] From 1963 until his political appointment in 1967, he was a Field Project Expert for the United Nations.
He once served as an Honorary Treasurer of the Ghana Lawn Tennis Association.