dr. kofi a. boateng joins geniusco strategic advisory board
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dr. Kofi A. Boateng Joins GeniusCo Strategic Advisory Board
SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 - NEW YORK, NY
Kofi Boateng and has joined the Strategic Advisory Board of GeniusCo. In this capacity Mr. Boateng will advise GeniusCo on international and domestic business development matters as an equity partner. He joins a growing group of accomplished business persons currently residing on the
GeniusCo Strategic Advisory Board.
Mr. Boateng served as the Chief
Operating Officer for the World Trade
Center Association in New York, NY. Mr.
Boateng is responsible for turning around
the organization which has become an
iconic symbol of American
perseverance through increases in
efficiency, adoption of business plan (first in 20 years), increased staff morale, increased value of the Association to
the member-World Trade Centers, and turned around previous year's reported loss to profitability within 8
months. He also acted as CEO with departure of Founder President in January 2011.
Prior to the World Trade Center Mr. Boateng was the Chief Operating Officer of the Africa-America Institute (AAI)
which is a US government funded organization focused on managing scholarships for Africans to obtain advanced
degrees from US universities with condition of return to the continent. AAI boast a who's who list of Alumni of
politicians and business leaders throughout the African continent including the current Prime Minister of Namibia,
his Excellency Nahas Angula, a Nobel Prize Winner and leaders from Botswana, The Democratic Republic of Congo,
Ghana, Senegal, Benin, Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Mozambique.
Mr. Boateng also served as the Executive Director of the National Puerto Rican Forum. Where he led the 35-year
old nonprofit to turn around from 3 employees to 110 and generate revenues of more than $35 million from zero
over five years.
Kofi A. Boateng has a BA from Yale University, an Masters from from Northern University and a PHD in finance
from Walden University.
Currently, Mr. Boateng has founded the Traders International, Inc. which focuses on the continent of Africa and
the facilitation for exports and imports; and assistance with foreign direct investment to take advantage of
opportunities in the next global frontier.
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