Ethel Cofie

Named one of the top 5 women influencing technology across Africa, Ethel Cofie is an Entrepreneur, Author, Global Speaker and Board Chair who until recently was one of the advisory voices for tech and digitalization for the office of Vice President in Ghana.

As an entrepreneur she founded and built a Pan African consulting brand called EDEL Technology consulting that work’s primarily on board and C level business and digital transformation advisory. EDEL Technology Consulting, was named IT Consulting Firm of the year by the Telecoms and IT Industry in Ghana in 2017

 Her work in supporting women leadership includes Women in Tech Africa (WITA), Africa’s largest women in tech group with members in over 30 African countries and in the diaspora and growing. In 2019, WITA was awarded the UN EQUALS Award in New York during the UN General Assembly week.

 She authored her first book 2020 named, in pursuit of the Gazelle (A series of Essays on Technology Ecosystems in Africa) and has had her opinion pieces featured on CNN, BBC and other influential media.

 She sits on numerous boards including one of West Africa’s largest insurance firms, Fintech and logistics startups across East and West Africa and is chair of the Ghana Government ICT Sector Skills Board. She is involved in design and implementation of computer science curriculum for technical universities

 Her awards include the Glitz Ghana Woman of the Year, Technology award and recognized as Africa's Most Influential Woman in Business and Government for ICT by CEO Global.