Francis Edmund Boaten, PMP®

Francis Edmund Boaten is a PMP® certified senior ICT and telecommunications professional with more than 25 years of experience delivering large-scale technology, telecommunications and digital-transformation programmes across Africa.

His professional experience spans government, multilateral and private-sector environments and combines deep technical expertise in network architecture, telecommunications infrastructure, ICT service management, infrastructure deployment, disaster recovery and business continuity with extensive programme-management experience.

Throughout his career, Francis has led and contributed to complex technology initiatives requiring the coordination of infrastructure, people, vendors, budgets, schedules and institutional stakeholders across challenging operating environments.

His major project experience includes nationwide telecommunications infrastructure deployment for the Government of Ghana, World Bank-supported government connectivity initiatives, multi-country telecommunications network optimisation, core banking implementation and enterprise network infrastructure.

He combines technical delivery experience with strong commercial and management capabilities in strategic planning, feasibility analysis, budget management, cost optimisation, vendor negotiation, stakeholder engagement, risk management and cross-functional team leadership.

At DRAKA Labs, Francis contributes senior industry expertise in the design, planning and execution of resilient digital infrastructure and complex technology programmes.

Within DRAKA.PC, his experience provides a strong foundation for ensuring that the infrastructure, connectivity and operational technology environments required by the University's digital transformation are appropriately assessed, prepared, coordinated and delivered.