Dr. Albert Antwi-Boasiako, is currently the Director-General of the Cyber Security Authority (CSA). Prior to his appointment, as the Director-General of the CSA, he served as the Ag. Director-General of the CSA from October 1, 2021 to October 2022; the National Cybersecurity Advisor and Head of the NCSC from July 2017 to September 2021; this led to the institutionalisation of Ghana’s cybersecurity development which progressed from 32.6% in 2017 to 86.69% in 2020, according to the ITU’s Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI), with Ghana ranked 3^rd in Africa and 43^rd globally. He founded the e-Crime Bureau, the first and an award-winning cybersecurity and digital forensics firm to be established and operate in West Africa, in 2011.

Dr Antwi-Boasiako completed his PhD studies at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, introducing the Harmonized Model for Digital Evidence Admissibility Assessment (HM-DEAA) as a ground-breaking contribution to digital forensics standardisation. He also graduated from the University of Trento in Italy for his undergraduate programme and the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom for his postgraduate programme, receiving cum laude and distinction respectively.

Dr Antwi-Boasiako has previously served as a Cyber Security Expert with the Interpol Global Cybercrime Expert Group (IGCEG) and is a Cybercrime Expert with the Council of Europe. He has conducted cybersecurity related consulting and assignments for international and local organizations including the United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime (UNODC), United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD), the European Union, Commonwealth Cybercrime Initiative (CCI) of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Global Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG)/Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) and the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), among others.

He currently serves as the Government of Ghana’s representative on the Independent Advisory Committee (IAC) of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT). He is a Bureau Member of the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) and the Government of Ghana’s representative on ECOWAS’ Regional Technical Committee (RTC) on Cybersecurity. He is a Member of the Governing Boards of the National Information Technology Agency and the Cyber Security Authority.

In June 2021, he was recognised as the world’s 20^th most Influential Security Executive in the Cybersecurity Category by IFSEC Global. In October 2022, he received the Top 20 Tech Leaders Award at the 12th Ghana Information Technology & Telecom Awards (GITTA).