Dr. John Apea is a well-respected professional with extensive experience across business, finance, politics, communications, technology, and diplomacy. Presently, he is the Chief Executive Officer of eTranzact Ghana as well as the Head of Mission ( Ghana, Gambia, Sierra – Leone, and Cameroon) for the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, a body created by 54 Commonwealth Heads of Government to promote Trade and Investment in the Commonwealth.

Previously, Dr. Apea worked as the Senior Strategist to Data and Technology giants SCL Group and Cambridge Analytica and was Africa Regional Director for the Royal Commonwealth office. In this position, Dr. Apea had oversight across 19 African countries, and together with British High Commissions, planned all royal and Commonwealth-related events and promoted business opportunities within the African region.

Dr. Apea sits on many boards and is presently Chair for Interstandard Group, a trusted interlocutor for many world leaders, and the first port of call for several foreign governments, global businesses and CEOs on business and political matters pertaining to Africa. He is a product of the Presbyterian Boys Secondary School in Accra, Ghana, and has a doctorate in business and leadership with the European International University, Paris, France.

He holds graduate and postgraduate qualifications from the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge and the University of York, in the United Kingdom. Dr. Apea is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts( U.K.) and a Member of the Institute of Directors ( U.K.).