joe paul
Joe is the founder and CEO of OptimaNova AI Strategies and Solutions.
Joe Paul is founder and CEO of OptimaNova AI Strategies and Solutions, which provides strategic consulting for AI integration, AI-for-business training and custom AI solutions aligned with specific business needs.
Joe also created “LIBERATION: The Gallery of Afrofuturism Redefined with AI,” a virtual art exhibit that reimagines Black history had the brilliance of some of the greatest African American minds not been shackled.
Prior to founding OptimaNova, Joe served as CEO of Byte Back Inc., where he worked to close the digital divide by providing under-resourced communities with equitable digital access. His success earned Byte Back the Washington, D.C., Chamber of Commerce’s “Nonprofit of the Year” honor in 2022. Joe also founded Campus 2 Careers Solutions, is the former COO at The Stafford Foundation and served as the 29th executive director and COO of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
In 2023, Joe was honored with SXSW's “Innovation Award for Community Service in Tech,” and he is a member of Leadership Greater Washington’s Class of 2024. He earned bachelor's degrees in social science, Spanish and Russian from Florida State University, is fluent in five languages and has published several books, including “Morning Cup of Joe” and “The Doing Good Book.”
Expertise: AI, strategy, training, custom AI solutions, technology, human potential, innovation, leadership, business development, data analytics, marketing, turnarounds, creative problem-solving, operations optimization
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Relevant links:
The Associated Press: Fake images made to show Trump with Black supporters highlight concerns around AI and elections
TheHub News: New AI Exhibit Reimagining Black History Launches