Ampofo maame yɛ Germanini na ne papa yɛ Ghanani a ofiri Asanteman mu. Ne papa abusua no yɛ nea wɔdɔm amanykuo a ɛde Converntions Peoples Party (CPP). Ampofo kɔɔ ntoaso sukuu a ɛne Aburi Girl's Secondary school. Ampofo nyaa suapɔn abɔdin krataa a edikan firi sapɔn a ɛde Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, bre a owie n'adesua a ɛfa adansie ho nnema no. ɔtoa so suaa ade faa mpontuo nhyehyɛeɛ ho ma no nyaa abodin krataa a ɛne Master Degree. Ampofo nyaa suapɔn abɔdin a ɛkɔ anim a ɛne Phd fri suapɔn a ɛde Vanderbilt University bre a owiee n'adesua a ɛfa nnipa nneyɛe ho no. ɔsan nso kura abɔdin krataa a ene Post-Graduate Diploma a onya firii suapɔn a ɛde Technical Universit of Dortmond, a ɛwɔ Germany.