Career
Charles Kofi Adu Boahen is an investor, investment banker and entrepreneur with more than three decades of experience across global finance, African capital markets, infrastructure, real estate and public service. He is Founder and Managing Partner of Madison & Maine and a former Minister of State at Ghana's Ministry of Finance.
WALL STREET & GLOBAL FINANCE
Salomon Smith Barney
Investment Banking
Worked in Wall Street investment banking across corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, debt offerings, and private placements, with a primary focus on the chemicals and energy sectors.
AFRICAN INVESTMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE
AIG African Infrastructure Fund / Emerging Markets Partnership
Investment Officer
Served as an Investment Officer with the US$400 million infrastructure fund, evaluating and structuring infrastructure and private-equity investments across Africa.
JPMorgan
Vice President & Head of Sub-Saharan Africa Investment Banking
Led investment banking activities across Sub-Saharan Africa and also served as Senior Country Representative for Nigeria.
Standard Bank
Director & Regional Head, West Africa, Corporate & Investment Banking
Held senior regional leadership responsibility within Corporate & Investment Banking for West Africa.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Black Star Group
Founder & Majority Shareholder
Founded Black Star Group in 2006 and led the company until entering public service in 2017. Stepped away from executive management and resigned from the Board upon joining government to avoid any perception of conflict of interest. The Group continues to operate under independent professional management.
Primrose Properties Ghana
Founder, Majority Shareholder & Board Director
Founded Primrose Properties Ghana and led the business from 2007 until entering public service in 2017. Remains a majority shareholder and Board Director while no longer participating in the company’s day-to-day management.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Ghana Ministry of Finance
Deputy Minister for Finance, 2017–2021
Minister of State, 2021–2022
Served in senior government roles with responsibilities spanning finance and debt management, sovereign financing, capital markets, the national budget, external resource mobilisation, and energy-sector oversight.