Isaac Kwaku Fokuo, Jr

Isaac is an international political economy advisor and experienced global executive with political and investment acumen in Africa and the larger global South, keen on powering developing economies by creating opportunities, catalyzing conversation, and connecting capital. He Founder and Principal of Botho Emerging Markets Group, and has over two decades of experience working in 20 markets across North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Isaac has an extensive and successful track record in investment facilitation, strategy consulting, and policy advisory across sectors including Finance, Technology, Healthcare, Education, and more. At Botho, Isaac has provided strategic investment support to investors and companies, overseeing transactions worth over $2 billion in debt and equity.

Isaac is also the Founder of the Amahoro Coalition, an African-led initiative convening multi-sector actors from across the region to accelerate private-sector leadership in driving sustainable market-based interventions that advance economic inclusion for displaced populations. He is also co-founder of the Sino-Africa Centre of Excellence (SACE), an organization that facilitates partnerships between Chinese and African private and public sector actors. Isaac is a member of the China-Africa Wildlife Conservation Council (CAWCC), the Aspen Institute, and the Africa Wildlife Foundation Initiative. Previously, he served as the CEO of the African Leadership Network (ALN) and VP for Strategy and Linkages for the African Leadership Group (ALG). Isaac is a 2014 Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellow and a Trustee of Hanover College. In 2021, Isaac was also named amongst the Top 100 Most Influential Africans by The New African magazine.

Isaac is an angel investor in start-ups based in Africa and the Middle East. He also serves on several Boards including, Ashesi University, Kepler University, The Graca Machel Trust Investment Advisory Board, The Boardroom Africa, and AMREF Health Innovation, Limited. Further, Isaac serves as an Advisor to Start-Ups including, AMP Global Technologies, Yemaachi BioTech Limited, and Ananse Internet Group.
Isaac is also a writer and his work has been featured in several publications including the Financial Times, CNN, Forbes, Business Islamica, Arabian Business, African Business Magazine, BBC, Reuters, The National, and The East African.

Isaac holds an MA in International Relations from the University of Chicago, an MBA from the Kellsdtadt School of Business, and a Certificate in Executive Education in Leadership from the Oxford University Saïd Business School.