About

Our Story

Appiah Strategy Group was founded on the belief that complex technical challenges need more than engineering—they need strategic clarity.

With 15+ years of experience leading major energy, clean tech, and logistics projects at Chevron, Amazon, Bechtel, and Piedmont Lithium, we’ve seen where high-capital projects go wrong: misaligned execution, poor coordination, and no bridge between technical and financial decisions.

We’re here to change that.

Our team blends process engineering, project finance, and operational leadership to help clients unlock value from day one—by reducing OPEX, increasing uptime, and aligning IRR with technical reality.

With a foundation that spans both the Wharton MBA and Stanford MS in Chemical Engineering, we bring a rare blend of financial insight and technical execution.

We think in financial models and process flows—bridging capital strategy and technical delivery.

Let’s build smarter. Let’s scale boldly. And let’s create lasting value—together.

Executive Management

Francis Appiah, P.E.

Founder & CEO

Francis brings over 15 years of experience in engineering, project development, and operations across the energy, infrastructure, and industrial sectors. His expertise spans process engineering, project finance, and operational strategy—enabling him to lead both field execution and boardroom-level decision making.

He has led and advised on projects ranging from $10MM pilot programs to $1B capital deployments. His work includes lithium refinery development with Piedmont Lithium, operational scaling and automation at Amazon, refinery optimization projects at Chevron, and gasification systems for waste-to-energy applications. He has also partnered with clients on due diligence, FEL-1/FEL-2 engineering design, and de-risking early-stage clean tech ventures.

Francis holds a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he focused on finance and entrepreneurship. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Texas.