Ethel Delali Cofie

Ethel Delali Cofie
Occupation	Technology Entrepreneur
Organization	EDEL Technology Consulting & Women in Tech Africa
Known for	Creating the largest Women in Tech group on the African Continent spanning 30 countries
Website	ethelcofie.com

Ethel Delali Cofie is a Ghanaian entrepreneur, IT professional and consultant. ^{[1] [2] [3]} She is a founding member of Women in Tech Africa. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]} She is also the CEO and founder of Edel Technology Consulting. ^{[8] [9]}

Education

Cofie has a bachelor's degree in computer science from the Valley View University in Ghana, ^[10] a master's degree in Distribution Systems from the University of Brighton, and an Executive Degree in Leadership, Business and Entrepreneurship from the Yale School of Management. ^[11]

Career and affiliations

Cofie has held various technological and commercial roles in the United Kingdom, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. She has worked with Vodafone Ghana as Head of Commercial Solutions. ^{[12] [13]}

Cofie is the CEO and Founder of EDEL Technology Consulting, an IT consulting company in West Africa and Europe. ^{[14] [15]} She is a member of the board of companies across Africa, including Egotickets and AMOSS Holdings SA. ^{[11] [16]}

Awards and recognition

• Fellow of United States President Barack Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative Network (YALI)
• 2020 Glitz Africa Ghana Women award ^[17]
• Avance Media 100 Most Influential Women. ^[18]

References

1. Quist, Emmanuel (16 December 2015). "Meet the Boss: Ethel Cofie, one of the top 5 women changing IT in Africa - Building - Pulse". pulse.com.gh. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
2. Cofie, Ethel (12 August 2014). "It's not a man's world: The African women breaking down tech barriers". CNN. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
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7. "Glitz top 100 inspirational women – Page 100 – Glitz Africa Magazine" . Retrieved 28 May 2022.
8. ethelcofie. "Ethel Cofie – Technology,Innovation and Emerging Markets" . Retrieved 27 March 2024.
9. "Dialogue between Jean-Michel Jarre and Ethel Delali Cofie". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
10. "ETHEL DELALI COFIE". Valley View University. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
11. "Ethel D. Cofie". Tech her. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
12. "Ethel Cofie | Girls In ICT". girlsinict.org. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
13. "Ethel Cofie, founder of Edel Technology Consulting, pioneering 'Women-in-Tech' leader, Ghana". Lionesses of Africa Website. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
14. "EDEL Technology Consulting". www.edelitconsult.com. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
15. ModernGhana.Com. "Women Shine At 6th Ghana Information Technology And Telecoms Awards". ModernGhana.com. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
16. "VIDEO: Ethel Cofie, one of the top 5 women changing the face of Tech in Africa". Lionesses of Africa Website. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
17. "Africa Ghana Women award". ghana.unfpa.org. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
18. "100Women | Avance Media | Ethel Delali Cofie" . Retrieved 11 March 2025.