Nana Bediatuo Asante

Nana Bediatuo Asante is a Ghanaian administrator, lawyer and consultant. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He is the Executive Secretary to the former president of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo.

Early life and education He is married to Oluwafemi Adetola. He entered Prempeh College as a freshman in September 1974.

Working life Asante started his legal practice with Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, in New York before joining the African Development Bank and Databank as a Consultant and General Counsel respectively. In 2000, he co-founded Faith Brothers Ltd, an investment holding company with Mawuli Ababio in Accra. The company later acquired Citi Savings and Loans Limited, where he served as a Managing Director. The company was subsequently converted into Intercontinental Bank Ghana Limited and was acquired by Access Bank Plc of Nigeria in 2019.

Political life In January 2017 he was appointed the Executive Secretary at the Flagstaff House by President Nana Akuffo-Addo.

In June 2024, he was appointed Ambassador at Large.

Health While attending the 79th UN General Assembly with the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, he suffered an illness.