Kow is an Alumnus of the University of Ghana, having completed a Bachelor of Arts program in History and Music. He also holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, and a Master of Laws (LLM) with University Teaching Certificate from the University of Windsor, Canada.

Kow is an Academic, and  a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana, having obtained a Qualifying Certificate in Law from the Ghana School of Law.

His areas of interest in law include, but not limited to; Copyright Law, Intellectual Property Law, Law and Technology, Corporate & Commercial Law.