Mr. Kwabena Adu-Boahene

Mr. Kwabena Adu-Boahene is currently the Director General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), an agency of the National Security Council of Ghana. Prior to becoming Director General, Mr. Adu-Boahene served as Deputy Director of the NSB, as well as worked in various capacities including Head of Core Network, Planning and IT, and Head of Network Operations. He was previously Head of Information Systems Support Services with Atkins Global PLC, and a Lead Support Engineer with Assured Systems Limited, both in the UK.

As a National Lead in the provision of timely signals intelligence to counter threats to security and national well-being, Mr. Adu-Boahene has also managed the deployment of integrated secure communications networks throughout the country for national security, emergency preparedness and emergency response, including the key communications infrastructure that has underpinned Ghana’s General Elections since 2008.

He holds a Master of Science Degree in Information Systems Management from the University of Liverpool, UK, where he studied Security Engineering, Digital Communications and Networks, Computer Forensics, Information Systems Project Management, Systems Analysis and Design using an Object-Oriented Approach and Managing Organisational Resources. He also holds a second Masters in Peace, Security and Intelligence Management from the University of Professional Studies and Administration, Ghana, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.