Boris Kodjoe

Boris Kodjoe is an actor, director, producer, investor, and philanthropist. He currently stars in the final season of the ABC Grey’s Anatomy spin-off hit series Station 19. His movies have grossed over $1 billion at the box office and he is best known for his roles in House of Cards, The Last Man on Earth, Brown Sugar, Soul Food, the Resident Evil franchise, and The Real Husbands of Hollywood.

Boris is a German/Ghanaian dual citizen who received his bachelor’s degree in Business from Virginia Commonwealth University where he attended on a tennis scholarship. He has 25+ years of business development and advisory expertise in entertainment, media, and tech. Boris co-founded “Full Circle Festival” that brings together business leaders, cultural influencers, and government officials to create synergies around economic development and Africa-focused investment opportunities. Its annual Full Circle Economic Conference features heads of states and other key stakeholders, aims to create a mindset shift from charity and aid dependency to investing in the African continent.

He and his wife, Nicole Ari Parker support health and wellness initiatives for underserved communities via their Kodjoe Family Foundation. Their recently launched “Love All Scholarship Program” supports black high school students who show promise in the classroom and on the tennis court and aims to give black students an opportunity to develop their talents to gain access to a college education. In 2010 the Kodjoe Family Foundation was a founding partner of the Center for Spina Bifida Prevention along with Emory University in Atlanta.