Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu is the Board Chairman of the Energy Commission. He is also the President of the Presbyterian University, Ghana. Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu is a university administrator who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana from 1 August 2016 to 31 July 2021. Before becoming Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Owusu served as a Professor of Entomology at the University of Ghana's Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science. He was also the Provost of the College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana. . He also held the positions of Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science, Chairman of the Volta Basin Research Project (VBRP), and Dean/Ag. Dean of the School of Biological Sciences. He was the Chairman of the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) Board from 2017 to 2020.

Professor Owusu was awarded the prestigious Japanese Government Scholarship (MONBUSHO) in October 1989 to pursue his Master of Science degree at Kochi University, Japan. He completed his Masters (Agricultural Chemistry) in 1992 and was awarded another scholarship (MONBUSHO) to pursue a PhD in Entomology. Professor Owusu completed his PhD in 1995 with a gold medal award (for best PhD candidate). Professor Owusu holds an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA Project Management option) from the University of Ghana Business School. Additionally, he has a Diploma in Educational leadership from Harvard University.

In August 2008, Professor Owusu was significantly decorated as a “LIVING LEGEND” by the People of Kochi Japan for his contribution to Science and the Internationalization of Kochi city.

In June 2016, he was appointed a member of the “Kenjin-Tatsujin” Japan International Advisory Council, which supports the Ashinaga African Leaders Initiative. On November 29, 2017, Prof. Owusu received the highest honour of "rising sun with gold" from the Emperor of Japan (through the Japanese Cabinet) in recognition of his overall contributions to humanity.

He is a devout Christian who is happily married and has three children who are all pursuing careers in different fields of endeavour.