Richard Quartei Quartey

Richard Quartei Quartey is a Ghanaian accountant who served as the Auditor-General of Ghana from 2009 to 2016 and vice-chair of the UN's Independent Audit Advisory Committee in 2020.

A product of the University of Ghana Business School, Quartey was appointed by John Evans Atta Mills in 2010 as the Auditor-General, serving until he retired and was replaced by Daniel Yaw Domelevo. Prior to his appointment he had served in Ghana's Audit service for more than 30 years before rising to the position of Auditor-General. In the foreign service, he has also undertaken several audit and investigative assignments for the United Nations including UNICEF, UN Pension Fund, International Criminal Tribunal, among others. He served on UN's Independent Audit Advisory Committee (IAAC) for five years, from 2015 to 2020 serving as the vice-chair of the committee in 2020. Quartey was also the Joint External Auditor of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) from 2014 to 2016. He is a supporter of Ghana football top club Accra Hearts of Oak.

Education Quartey attended the University of Ghana Business School, Legon. He trained as a Chartered Accountant and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ghana (ICAG). In this role as the Auditor-General, between 2010 and 2016, he was in charge and responsible for the strategic planning of all audits in the country. He also presented several reports to the Parliament of Ghana, including financial, compliance, Information Technology, Performance (including infrastructural), Environmental and Extractive Industries (Oil & Gas) reports. From 2010 to 2016, he also chaired the Audit Working Group, which is a sub-committee of the Public Financial Management system of the Government of Ghana where Development Partners including the Multi-Donor Budget Support Group, come together hold discussion on the governance aspect of donor supports to Ghana. serving as the vice-chair of the committee in 2020.

Personal life Quartey is married and has three children. He is a keen follower of Ghanaian football club Accra Hearts of Oak and has interest in reading and visiting places of interest.