Ekow N. Yankah is a Professor of Law at Cardozo School of Law in New York City. He teaches criminal law, criminal procedure, jurisprudence, policing and race, and torts. He is a celebrated teacher, scholar, and a voting rights and election law expert. In 2020, he was awarded the Guardian of Democracy Award by the New York Democratic Lawyers Council. He holds degrees from the University of Michigan, Columbia Law School, and Oxford University.