Kwabena D. Akufo

Dr. Kwabena D. Akufo is Apostle and Senior Pastor of the Bethsaida Christian Center of The Apostolic Church International in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Dr. Akufo worked in the computer industry for over 20 years before switching careers to become a minister. He obtained a Masters in Religion and a Doctorate in Ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and has served in several executive roles in the USA branch of his denomination.

In the computer industry, he worked as an engineer, manager, and executive on various inter-networking products, where he had a reputation for creating robust engineering organizations from scratch to develop innovative products. His last role in the computer industry was VP and General Manager of the Inter-networking Systems Division of Tellabs.

Prior to that, he was co-founder and VP of Engineering for NetCore Systems. He was also a co-founder and VP of Engineering and Operations for Sigma Network Systems. Prior to that, he was head of Software Development for Applitek Corporation. He also worked as head of Software Development for one of the first graphics-based Electronic Mail software for Honeywell Information Systems during the days leading up to the definition of SMTP. He was an adjunct Senior Lecturer of Computer Science at Boston University and adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.

Dr. Akufo holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from Brandeis University where he attended as a Wien scholar.