Lucia D.S. Gbala has a background in International Business Law with a specific focus on Finance, Corporate Governance and Intellectual Property. She previously served as Managing Director of Heritage Partners & Associates, LLC and as Director of ASK Gras Savoye Liberia, a Pan African insurance brokerage company. She also served as a Short-Term consultant on assessing Forest Harvesting cycles for DAI Global Belgium SRL. She holds an LLM in International Business Law from the Tilburg University in The Netherlands and a Bachelor of Law Degree from the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law in Liberia. Gbala also earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration & Management from the Arthur Barclay Business College at the Stella Maris Polytechnic University.