Visium Technologies, Inc, announced the formation of its Africa Business Development Advisory Board, and the appointments of Dr. Gloria B. Herndon, Dr. Lassina Zerbo, Ambassador Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Ambassador Joseph Huggins, and Bizuayehu Admasuu as its inaugural members. Dr. Gloria B Herndon, Chairperson: CEO of GBGroup Global, with over 50 years of successful diplomatic and business experience on the African Continent, the Middle East, and the Caribbean.Dr. Herndon has served on boards with The Smithsonian, Corporate Advisory Board of Office Depot, former American Express board member, National HeadStart Associations, NAFEO, American Association of Community College, Association of Community College Trustee and US Angola Chamber of CommerceDr Herndon attended Southern Illinois University, earned a Masters and a PhdD in International Economics and Law from Johns Hopkins University, where she was also recognized as a Rockefeller Fellow and also worked at the Brookings Institute, and was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Dr. Lassina Zerbo: Served as Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, and the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso.

Dr. Zerbo was the Co-chair of the Global Agenda Council (GAC) on Nuclear Security for the World Economic Forum. PhD in Geophysics from the Université de Paris XI, France. Mr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah: Founder and Chairman of African Business Communication, established in 1995.

He is the former Minister for Trade and Industry of Ghana. He was formerly Minister of Communications, Minister of Education and Acting Minister of Mines & Energy. He also previously served as Ghana's ambassador to the United States and Mexico.

He is a former CEO of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO) based in London. Spio-Garbrah is Chairman of the African Business Centre for Developing Education (ABCDE), based in Ghana. He has also been a Chairman/CEO of several Pan-African non-governmental organizations, CEO of a church, and has held senior positions in the world of banking and financial services.

He serves as chairman for Solarfi, a renewable energy company. Ambassador Joseph Huggins: Former U.S. Ambassador to Botswana and served at U.S. embassies in Guinea, Jordan, Kenya, and Togo. He served as the U.S. State Department's Special Representative to the Southern Africa Development Community, composed of 14 countries in southern Africa.

After retiring from U.S. Government service in 2006, Mr. Huggins established the Consulting firm, The Huggins Group, LLC (THG). The firm provides Strategic Advice and Intelligence Research to U.S. companies interested in trade and investment opportunities in Africa and the Middle East. Mr. Bizuayehu Admasuu: With a focus on the African, UAE, and Indian markets, Mr. Admasuu has built a reputation as a trusted advisor and partner for companies looking to expand and thrive in these regions.

His firm is a leading business development consultancy in Africa, UAE and India, assisting businesses in creating partnerships, identifying new business opportunities and building lasting relationships with key stakeholders.