Isaac O. Babu-Boateng - BlackStars Experience
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Isaac O. Babu-Boateng

Co-Founder
PanaGenius LLC

Isaac Babu-Boateng is a visionary leader empowering Black communities globally, recently honored by the Office of the Mayor of New York City for his transformative media work and impact across NYC. Recognized by Forbes as one of Africa’s Best Young Entrepreneurs, the Ghana-born, Bronx-raised innovator graduated from Lincoln University (the nation’s first HBCU) with a degree in Finance and Banking and later led multi-million-dollar affordable housing projects in New York.

He serves as managing partner of Babu Global, a consulting firm advancing U.S.-Africa trade, investment, and partnerships. A serial entrepreneur, he co-founded Face2Face Africa (2011), the pioneering U.S. digital platform amplifying African voices, and PanaGenius (2020), which launched cultural hubs like AfrobeatzPlus and BlackStars Online. A Lincoln University and Network Journal 40 Under Forty honoree and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity member, he continues reshaping the African Diaspora narrative through media, entrepreneurship, and global collaboration.

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