E. Gyimah-Boadi Studied at the University of Ghana from 1974 to 1977, where he received a BA; and the University of California at Davis (USA) from 1979-85, where he obtained an MA and Ph.D. in political science. He is also the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Democracy and Development, a research think-tank for democratic development in Ghana and the West Africa sub-region. Currently, he is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Ghana. He has also taught at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA (1990), School of International Service at the American University (1995-96), and School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University (1997) both in Washington DC (USA), as well as the University of Swaziland, at Kwaluseni (Swaziland). In January 2001, he was on the faculty of the Democracy and Diversity (Summer Institute) organized by the University of Cape Town and New School of Social Research in Cape Town (South Africa). He has held visiting fellowships at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (1994-95) and International Forum for Democratic Studies of the National Endowment for Democracy (1996-97), both in Washington DC. He has consulted for the World Bank, USAID, UNDP, Overseas Development Council, Institute of Economic Affairs (Ghana), OECD, Africa Leadership Forum and recently, the African Development Bank, as well the Global Coalition for Africa on the politics of economic reform, good governance , corruption and democratic development in Africa. His publications on the subject of African/Ghanaian economic and political development include "Civil Society in Africa" in Journal of Democracy (1996); "The Rebirth of African Liberalism" in Journal of Democracy (1998), "Ghana: The Challenges of Consolidating Democracy" in Richard Joseph ed. State, Conflict and Democracy in Africa (1999) and "Institutionalizing Electoral Credibility in Ghana" in Andreas Schedler, Larry Diamond and Marc Plattner eds., The Self-Restraining State: Power and Accountability in New Democracies, (1999). Currently editing a volume on the quality of African democratic reforms. He led the team of consultants that conducted the Ghana Anti-Corruption and Governance for the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition and the World Bank in May-August 2000. He is a member of the Research Council of the International Forum for Democratic Studies, a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Democracy. Also a member of the Governing Council of the Ghana Integrity Initiative.