Mora McLean is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Africa-America Institute (AAI), the oldest U.S.-based nonprofit organization concerned with strengthening human capacity in Africa through advanced academic education and professional training. She joined AAI from the Ford Foundation, where she worked on domestic U.S. and international programs, occupying several posts including Deputy Director for Africa and Middle East Programs, and before that, West Africa Representative based in Lagos, Nigeria.

A native of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Ms. McLean was graduated with honors from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut before earning a J.D. from Columbia Law School. She serves on the Wesleyan University Board of Trustees and Board of Directors of the U.S. International University in Nairobi, Kenya. She is also Chair of the United States Trade Representative, Trade Advisory Committee on Africa (TACA) and is a member of: the Adjunct Faculty of New York University; the congressionally mandated Advisory Commission for the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program; the African Studies Association; and the Council on Foreign Relations.

Kofi A. Boateng, CPA, AAI's Chief Operations Officer, is responsible for managerial oversight of AAI’s operations, and further development of the financial infrastructure that enables AAI to expand programs while maintaining fiscal accountability.

Before he joined AAI in August 2003, Kofi was Executive Director of the National Puerto Rican Forum, Inc. (NPRF), a non-profit organization that provides employment and training services to Latinos and other minorities. In five years he engineered a major turnaround at NPRF, turning a $1.5 million deficit and an organization with a diminished staff of 3 into a strong entity with 110 employees, a budget of $8.5 million, and zero debt. From 1985 to 1994, he was Founder and President of Rising Sun Financial Services, a firm that sold small businesses and provided financial services. From 1979 to 1985 he held several management posts at the Prudential Insurance Company. As Treasurer of Prudential’s Eastern Home Office he was responsible for $1.5 billion a year in premium collections and short-term investments. From 1976 to 1979 he was an Auditor with KPMG Peat Marwick. While at Prudential, Kofi was also an Adjunct Instructor at Rutgers University, teaching Advanced Accounting.

Kofi earned two B.S. degrees, one in Economics and one in Administrative Sciences, from Yale University and an M.S. degree from Northeastern University Graduate School of Professional Accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC). He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Kofi is very active in the Ghanaian Diaspora Community. In February 2006, he spearheaded advocacy efforts that resulted in the passage of a law that enables Ghanaians abroad to vote in Ghanaian national elections. In September 2006, he was elected Chairman of the North America branch of Ghana’s New Patriotic Party. Kofi is also fluent in French and conversant in Spanish.