Our Leaders

Chief Executive Officer

Executive leadership, 15 years
Published leadership author of My Great Aunt EDNA
Financial services and banking leadership, 20 years with JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Synchrony Bank
International business partnerships and operations, 7 years
Fund structuring and administration, 5 years
Named 10 Most Influential Black Corporate Leaders to Watch by CIO Views Magazine

Chief Operating Officer

Published author of The BRIDGE and The BATTLEGROUND
Strategic and performance-driven operations executive with over 25 years of experience leading complex, high-volume environments across commercial aviation, logistics, and ground operations. As Sr. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Bertha Inc., Ed Brinson oversees the company’s end-to-end operational strategy—including fulfillment, infrastructure, last-mile delivery, and customer experience—as the company scales to compete with global e-commerce giants.
Ed is recognized for building and leading large, mission-critical teams with precision, agility, and a people-first approach. He has successfully led multi-airport operations for American Airlines Group, as Regional Manager, South Region Territory, managing thousands of frontline employees throughout career, enhancing operational reliability, and driving measurable improvements in safety, service delivery, and organizational performance.

Chief Operating Officer - Africa

15+ years of African dealmaking & negotiations
Market entry strategy
Joint venture structuring
Risk and cost analysis
Specialist in government relations and board-level B2G negotiation
Secured full permit stack for a €40M FMCG rollout in Nigeria by negotiating directly with NAFDAC, Customs, and State Ministries, and cut lead time by 40%.
Facilitated direct MoUs between Côte d’Ivoire’s trade ministry and manufacturing groups from France and Switzerland, unlocked €25M in FDI with firm local-content guarantees.
Won $12M in tax and duty relief for mining and infrastructure clients through high-level negotiations with finance ministries in DRC, Angola, and Guinea.

Chief Global Air Freight Flight Operations

James brings 15+ years of aviation and business operations leadership, driving large-scale transportation execution and strengthening global logistics infrastructure. He leads high-impact initiatives, aligning strategy, resources, and stakeholders to deliver efficient, compliant, and scalable operations.
Leader in strategy, finance, workforce, procurement, and performance management
Large-scale logistics, shipping, and multi-country capacity planning
Enterprise stakeholder alignment across governments and private sectors
Transportation safety, compliance, and operational governance
Data-driven performance, cost control, and on-time delivery
Scalable operations enabling global growth and diaspora trade

Chief Global Digital Assets

Bakari Levy is a technology professional and financial services policy advocate with over five years in networking engineering and blockchain development. He leverages deep implementation expertise and federal policy knowledge to stand out as a leader in the digital asset space.
Digital Currency Strategy & Innovation
Compliance & Risk Management
Technology & Infrastructure
Finance & Treasury Operations
Partnerships & Ecosystem Development

Chief Special Operations Security Officer

Areas of Expertise

25 years of law enforcement experience spanning corrections, city patrol, and federal service
Threat assessment, and the protection of people and assets at every level
Private sector as a property and casualty fraud investigator
Conducting complex fraud investigations
Deep expertise in organized fraud schemes, multi-party fraud rings, and evidence-based case building

Certifications & Professional Training