The tech expert provides ICT expertise to various companies. She holds board positions at multiple African firms and has garnered several awards and recognitions.

Ghanaian entrepreneur Ethel Cofie (photo), founder of Edel Technology Consulting, specializes in IT consulting across West Africa and Europe. She offers advice on technological growth in emerging markets. A graduate of Valley View University in Ghana (2005) with a Bachelor's in Computer Science, Cofie holds an MSc in Distribution Systems from the University of Brighton (2007) and an Executive Diploma in Leadership, Business, and Entrepreneurship from the Yale School of Management (2014).

Her firm, Edel Technology Consulting, offers software development, consulting, and training services. The company has completed projects in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Gambia, with an experienced team. Cofie is also the founder of Women in Tech Africa, a group of women in technology across 30 African countries. She serves as the Chairperson of the ICT Sector Skills Council of the Commission for TVET Ghana, the country's skills regulator and promoter.

Cofie sits on the board of several companies, including Old Mutual Ghana, Worldreader, and Partech Technologies. She is a strategic advisor to the CEO of fintech KudiGo and a trustee of STAR Ghana Foundation. She has also received several awards and accolades, including being shortlisted for the United Nations GEM Tech award in 2014, being named as Africa's most influential businesswoman in the ICT sector by CEO Global in 2016, and being recognized as part of the Technology Excellence Award at the Glitz Africa Ghana Women of the Year Awards in 2020.

Melchior Koba