E. Gyimah-Boadi is a professor of Political Science at the University of Ghana, Legon and the Executive Director of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development. He is also the co-founder of Afrobarometer, a leading pan-African research network to conduct surveys of public attitude on democracy and governance. A fellow at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, Gyimah-Boadi is also on the board of several organizations, including the Journal of Democracy, the International Center for Transitional Justice, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and the Institute for Integrated Transitions.