Professor Edward Brenya is a Political Scientist, Policy Analyst, Public Administration scholar at the Department of History and Political Science and Public Administration, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He is currently the Chair/Head of the Department of History, Political Science and Public Administration and also the Chairman of the Governing Council of Kumasi Technical University. Prof. Brenya received his undergraduate degree in Political Science with Philosophy from University of Ghana, Legon-Ghana;  Master of Arts in International Affairs (African Studies) degree from Ohio University, USA, Master of Public Administration degree  from Ohio University, USA; Master of Political Science Degree from West Virginia University, USA and Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science degree with specialization in Public Administration from West Virginia University, USA. He has published several articles in reputable journals and his research focuses on public health and tobacco control policy, public administration, petroleum and energy politics and policy; democracy and democratization. Prof. Brenya lectured at the West Virginia University and Grantham University online in the US for some years before joining KNUST. He previously served as the foundational Administrative Manager of His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Education Fund  for several years. He is currently the President of several research think tanks: President of Otumfuo's Fellows; President of the Confederacy of Governance Assessment Institute and Director of Politics and Governance at the Ghana Institute of Governance and Security and a Member of the Education Committee of the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation.