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-==== Hilton Foundation Bio ====
+==== West Africa Fund Bio 2013 ====
+Chief Executive Officer, Constant Capital Ghana Ltd.
+Kofi Appenteng recently launched The [[:West Africa Fund]], a private equity fund based in Accra, Ghana, that invests in middle market companies in the West African region. Previously, Mr. Appenteng had a 16 year career at [[:Thacher Proffitt]] in general corporate practice, joining in 1991 as an Associate and becoming a Partner in 1994.
+At Thacher Proffitt, he was a member of the Corporate and Financial Institutions Practice Group. He advised foreign and domestic individuals and companies on matters related to corporate governance, securities law compliance, acquisitions, corporate finance, regulatory compliance and crisis management, among other issues. He was an associate at [[:Webster & Sheffield]] before joining Thacher Proffitt.
+Mr. Appenteng has counseled a wide range of clients, from bank holding companies to entrepreneurial enterprises and foundations. He also advises non-profit institutions on a variety of matters as he helps them to achieve their goals and objectives.
+He is a **lifetime member** of the [[:Council on Foreign Relations]], and a member of the New York City, New York State and the American Bar Associations. He also serves on the boards of The [[:Ford Foundation]], [[:University of Cape Town Fund]], Inc., Community Service Society of New York, among many other professional and civic affiliations. Born in Ghana, West Africa, he attended preparatory schools in England and came to the U.S. to attend Wesleyan University and then Columbia University Law School. ((https://web.archive.org/web/20130706071009/https://www.aaionline.org/about-aai/board/))
+==== Hilton Foundation Bio 2022 ====
 Kofi Appenteng is the president and CEO of the [[:Africa-America Institute]] (AAI), a 65-year-old organization with a mission of promoting enlightened engagement between Africa and America through education, training and dialogue. With more than 15,000 African alumni from more than 50 African countries, AAI has tremendous reach and is a trusted brand.
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 Chairman of the Board of [[:Ford Foundation]] a **$12 billion global grant making foundation** headquartered in New York City with 10 offices throughout Latin America, Asia and Africa. He is the first African to serve in this position.
-Board of Dorectors the [[:International Center for Transitional Justice]], a human rights organization that provides technical assistance to governments in Latin America, Asia and Africa. In recognition of his work in business and philanthropy, he was named a “Great American Immigrant” by the [[:Carnegie Corporation]] in 2013.
+Board of Dorectors the [[:International Center for Transitional Justice]], a human rights organization that provides technical assistance to governments in Latin America, Asia and Africa. In recognition of his work in business and philanthropy, he was named a “Great American Immigrant” by the [[:Carnegie Corporation]] in 2013.((https://web.archive.org/web/20220211122248/https://www.aaionline.org/about-aai/board/))
 [[:Hilton Foundation]] Member, Board of Directors since 2019
+[[:RockCreek Group]] Advisory Board ((https://web.archive.org/web/20220626145640/https://therockcreekgroup.com/advisors/kofi-appenteng/))