Dr. Yawo O. Kondo is a cyber security professional with progressive knowledge in Information Technology (IT), including Electronic Health Records (EHR), Cloud services, Enterprise Systems Architecture, cybersecurity, InfoSec, Data Management, System Design, Risk Assessments, Contingency Plans, Security Test & Evaluation reports, and Vulnerability Assessment reports. He has advanced knowledge of frameworks such as FISMA, RMF, DoD RMF, FedRAMP, DIACAP, CSF, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, and ISO 27001, among others.
Yawo is also a security researcher and instructional systems specialist in cybersecurity. He is passionate about making learning exciting and interactive, a skill he has honed while working in the industry. Dr. Kondo is currently an adjunct professor at Washington Adventist University.
He leads a team of highly trained professionals based in the U.S. and Africa. His roles include ensuring compliance with technology-related regulations, ensuring critical infrastructure protection, researching data security and privacy, preparing tests and reports regarding business resiliency, and managing third-party service providers organization-wide.
Dr. Kondo’s commitment extends to corporate citizenship, having served on governing boards, leadership boards, boards of directors, and advisory boards on IT and security. Dr. Yawo Obimpe Kondo is the Director of Institutions, Departments & Centers, USA, Europe, and Canada Bureau at SE-INTERNATIONAL. He provides technical support to local NGOs, private companies, and government institutions, helping them become more effective in their operations and coaching them in proposal writing, business development, fundraising, program implementation, monitoring and evaluation, budget development, events planning, and more. He also supports initiatives designed to proactively engage program members, partners, and sponsors, leveraging his experience with leading communications initiatives.
Dr. Kondo conducted a doctoral dissertation on Cyberattack Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies with double concentrations in international business management and global strategy studies from the University of Nebraska, a double master’s degree in healthcare informatics from the University of Maryland, and Strategies and Leadership in Information Technology from Walden University, along with numerous IT professional certifications.