Mrs Sylvia Asare has about 35 years of experience in various fields including civil engineering, transportation, economics, public policy and management. She holds a BSc Degree in Civil Engineering ( KNUST, 1981), a Masters Degree in Transport (Imperial College of University of London, UK, 1992) and a Masters Degree in Public Administration (Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University, USA 1994).

She has worked with various public institutions in Ghana and in 1996, ventured into private practice working as a team leader, team member and individual national consultant on several local and international assignments funded by the World Bank, DANIDA, European Union and African Development Bank among others.

She also served as a member of the Board of Ghana Civil Aviation Authority between 2001 and 2002. She is a Fellow of the Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE) and has served as a member and chaired various committees. She is the only female member on the National Engineering Advisory and Review Group (NEARG) of the GhIE