About me

I'm Lawrence Ansah-Addo — product developer, innovator and entrepreneur, and a finance & project management professional (PRINCE2® Practitioner) by certification. For 10+ years I've taken products from concept to launch — from UNOPS Copenhagen (multi-country donor portfolios) to the Saskatchewan Roughriders FC to founding 2Point Logistics Corp and a portfolio of AI-native ventures. Based in Edmonton, AB, Canada.

  • New product development — concept → MVP → live platform: 2Point Logistics, Startabox, SmartaDoc AI, CanID, SweepPro, Dropship, AfriHex.
  • Innovation & AI products — AI pitch bots, document intelligence, an agentic company OS and AI cash-flow forecasting.
  • Entrepreneurship — venture strategy, pre-seed/angel fundraising and scale-up across Canada, the US & Ghana.
  • AI in operations — AI agents, automation and performance dashboards built into the operating core of businesses.
  • Finance & project management — project finance, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls and donor-grade reporting (USAID, EU, UN, World Bank, KOICA).
  • Research — MPhil Finance (University of Ghana); published on bank governance & risk-taking.
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Where I've lived

  • Ghana — Accra

    2007 – 2015 • BSc & MPhil (Finance), University of Ghana; Teaching & Research Assistant; Finance Director, 1 Billion Africa.

  • Denmark — Copenhagen

    2015 – 2023 • UNOPS HQ: Change Management Intern, Treasury Finance Assistant, Project Finance Manager; Country Adviser (Denmark), IFGICT.

  • Canada — Regina → Edmonton

    2023 – Present • Assistant Manager Finance, Saskatchewan Roughriders FC (Regina); Co-founder & Operations Manager, 2Point Logistics Corp (Edmonton — current base, open to remote).

What I'm doing

  • New Product Development

    From concept through MVP to live platform — strategy, prototyping, validation, launch. Shipped: 2Point Logistics, SmartaDoc AI, CanID, SweepPro, Dropship, AfriHex. 2pointlogistics.com

  • Finance & Project Management

    Certified professional — PRINCE2® Practitioner. Project finance, budgeting & forecasting, internal controls and donor reporting for USAID, EU, UN, World Bank and KOICA portfolios. UNIT4, NetSuite, SAGE300.

  • Innovation & AI Products

    AI-native products — document intelligence (SmartaDoc AI), AI pitch bots (Startabox), agentic company OS (Borga) and AI cash-flow forecasting (SweepPro).

  • Entrepreneurship & Venture Building

    Co-founder & Operations Manager, 2Point Logistics (2024–Present); founder of Startabox and SmartaDoc AI. Fundraising, go-to-market and scale-up across Canada, the US and Ghana.

  • AI in Operations

    AI agents, automation and data-driven dashboards embedded in day-to-day operations — from strategy to KPIs, cross-functional plans and internal controls.

  • Research & Analytics

    Panel econometrics, time-series and risk modelling — STATA, R, Python, Power BI, Tableau. Published on bank governance & risk-taking; interests in fintech/AI governance.

Where I've delivered impact

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  • UNOPS • Copenhagen

    Multilateral — Project Finance

    Project Finance Manager (2018–2023); Treasury Finance Assistant (2016–2018). Financial oversight across a multi-country portfolio; donor reporting for USAID, EU, UN, World Bank, KOICA; risk frameworks, ERP-based treasury and staff capacity building.

    2016 – 2023 • Copenhagen, Denmark

  • 2Point Logistics • Edmonton

    Venture — Operations

    Co-Founder & Operations Manager (2024–Present). Scaled a tech-enabled logistics platform across Canada, the US and Ghana — operations strategy, governance & controls, and performance dashboards.

    2024 – Present • Edmonton, Canada

  • Sask Roughriders FC

    Sports — Finance

    Assistant Manager, Finance (2023–2024). Month-end close, GAAP statements & audit readiness; internal controls; budgeting, forecasting and multi-year projections.

    2023 – 2024 • Regina, Canada

  • University of Ghana

    Academia — Research

    Teaching & Research Assistant, Dept. of Finance (2014–2015). Corporate Finance & Financial Management teaching; econometrics in STATA/R/EViews; MPhil thesis on bank non-interest income and bank risk.

    2014 – 2015 • Accra, Ghana

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UNOPS • Copenhagen

Project Finance Manager (2018–2023); Treasury Finance Assistant (2016–2018). Financial oversight across a multi-country portfolio; donor reporting for USAID, EU, UN, World Bank, KOICA; risk frameworks, ERP-based treasury and staff capacity building.

Partners, funders & platforms

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Resume

Education

  1. MPhil, Finance — University of Ghana, Accra

    2013 – 2015

    Research specialization in Finance and Econometrics. Thesis: Does Non-Interest Income Make Banks More Risky? Retail versus Investment Banks in Africa.

  2. BSc, Business Administration (Accounting) — University of Ghana

    2007 – 2012

    Foundations in accounting, corporate finance and business management.

Certifications

  1. PRINCE2® Practitioner — Axelos

    2022

    Certified project management professional — governance, controls and structured delivery.

  2. Certificate in Cybersecurity (CC) — ISC²

    2024

  3. Certificate in Business Management — European Business University of Luxembourg

    2021

Experience

  1. Operations Manager, Co-Founder — 2Point Logistics Corp, Edmonton

    Jun 2024 – Present

    Lead operations strategy into KPIs and cross-functional plans; governance, financial procedures & internal controls; multi-location teams; performance dashboards; supply-chain & vendor accountability. Platform live in Canada, US & Ghana.

  2. Assistant Manager, Finance — Saskatchewan Roughriders FC, Regina

    Sept 2023 – Feb 2024

    Month-end close, GAAP statements & audit readiness; internal controls and procedures; budgeting, forecasting & multi-year projections.

  3. Project Finance Manager — UNOPS, Copenhagen

    Oct 2018 – Jul 2023

    Finance advisor, HQ Shared Services Centre. Financial oversight & governance for a multi-country portfolio; donor reports (USAID, EU, UN, World Bank, KOICA); risk & compliance; staff training; closure & portfolio tools.

  4. Treasury Finance Assistant — UNOPS, Copenhagen

    Mar 2016 – Oct 2018

    Cash management & fund replenishment; reconciliations, ERP payroll & vendor payments; SOPs for banking & treasury across country offices.

  5. Intern, Change Management — UNOPS, Copenhagen

    Nov 2015 – Mar 2016

    Geographic analyses for change initiatives; HR data cleanup/migration; HR management dashboards.

  6. Teaching & Research Assistant — University of Ghana

    Aug 2014 – Nov 2015

    Taught Corporate Finance & Investment (undergrad/postgrad); econometric analyses in Excel, STATA, EViews, R; supervised student research.

  7. Finance Director (Volunteer) — 1 Billion Africa, Accra

    Jan 2014 – Dec 2019

    Financial policies, donor reports, audit liaison; fundraising & donor accountability for a youth-focused non-profit.

  8. Country Adviser – Denmark (Volunteer) — IFGICT

    Nov 2019 – Present

    Advisory on green ICT, science & technology initiatives. See LinkedIn for details.

My Skills

  • New product development & innovation — concept → MVP → launch
    90%
  • Entrepreneurship — venture building, fundraising & go-to-market
    88%
  • AI in operations — agents, automation, Generative AI, Azure Cloud
    80%
  • Financial modelling, risk & governance
    90%
  • Project management (PRINCE2®) & ERP — UNIT4, NetSuite, SAGE300
    88%
  • Econometrics — STATA, R, Python, EViews
    90%
  • Power BI, Tableau, Looker dashboards
    85%

Portfolio — Products, Ventures & Platforms

MVP = early-stage, validating • Live = operating or published • Retired = completed.

Looking for funding

Three MVPs raising pre-seed / angel support — decks, demos and data rooms available on request.

  • CanID — digital identity & trust platform Enquire →
  • SweepPro — automated liquidity & yield engine Enquire →
  • Dropship — e-commerce storefront MVP Enquire →

Research & Publications

Econometric methods applied to banking, financial markets and organisational governance — financial stability, corporate governance, regulation and quantitative risk. Empirical work draws on large cross-country panel datasets.

Peer-reviewed publication

Journal article • Co-author

Corporate governance structures and bank risk taking behaviour: evidence from Africa using income bracket approach

Baah Aye Kusi, Gloria Clarissa Dzeha, Daniel Ofori-Sasu, Lawrence Ansah-Addo

International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 2018, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 138–169. Published online 16 Jan 2019.

Two-step GMM panel of 215 banks from 29 African countries. Board size and CEO duality significantly reduce bank risk-taking, but excessive board size increases it; effects vary across income brackets — governance effects are context-dependent.

Keywords: bank; risk-taking; income bracket; context; Africa.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBGE.2018.097382 →

Thesis

MPhil thesis • University of Ghana, July 2015

Does Non-Interest Income Make Banks More Risky? Retail Vs Investment Banking Activities in Africa.

L. Ansah-Addo — MPhil Finance (Finance & Econometrics), Department of Finance. Archived in UGSpace, the University of Ghana repository.

Bankscope panel of African banks, 2008–2012, estimated by OLS with Newey-West standard errors. As large banks grow, fee/commission and trading income raise risk exposure; trading income destabilises both retail and investment banks due to speculative volatility. Smaller banks can stabilise through non-interest income; banks are advised to design retail products that generate stable fee income.

UGSpace record →
Download full text PDF (1.82 MB) →

Undergraduate research

Undergraduate dissertation (long essay) • University of Ghana

Inventory Management Practices of SMEs — A Case Study of Food Service Providers at Osu

Lawrence Ansah-Addo — Department of Accounting, University of Ghana Business School, University of Ghana, Legon. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (Accounting).

Examines the inventory management practices of small and medium enterprises, drawing on food service providers at Osu, Accra to assess how SMEs balance cost, stockouts and working capital in day-to-day operations.

Keywords: inventory management; SMEs; food service; working capital; Ghana.

View full text (Google Docs) →

Research profiles & identifiers

Research interests

  • Corporate Governance
  • Banking & Financial Stability
  • Financial Risk Modelling
  • Econometrics & Applied Statistics
  • Quantitative Finance
  • Sustainable Finance
  • Development Finance
  • Financial Institutions & Regulation
  • Fintech & AI Governance
  • Digital Platforms & Innovation

Methods & tools

Quantitative methods

Panel data econometrics (incl. GMM) • Time series analysis • Regression modelling • Financial modelling • Risk analysis • Statistical inference • Data management

Software

STATA • R • Python • EViews • SPSS • Power BI • Tableau • Excel (Advanced)

Essays & explainers

Teaching & Mentoring

I teach and mentor across finance, data and operations — connecting rigorous quantitative methods to the practical realities of building, funding and running organizations.

Teaching & supervision

  1. Teaching & Research Assistant — University of Ghana, Dept. of Finance

    Aug 2014 – Nov 2015

    Taught Corporate Finance & Investment and Financial Management to undergraduate and postgraduate students; econometric analyses in Excel, STATA, EViews and R; supervised student research, data management and manuscript preparation.

Training, mentoring & advisory

  1. UNOPS — HQ Shared Services Centre, Copenhagen

    2016 – 2023

    Trained and mentored country-office finance staff across a multi-country portfolio — risk frameworks, donor reporting, ERP-based treasury procedures and SOPs; capacity building including an on-the-ground Kenya field mission.

  2. Finance Director (Volunteer) — 1 Billion Africa, Accra

    Jan 2014 – Dec 2019

    Financial governance mentoring for a youth-focused non-profit — financial policies, donor reporting, audit liaison, fundraising and donor accountability.

  3. Country Adviser – Denmark (Volunteer) — IFGICT

    Nov 2019 – Present

    Advisory on green ICT, science & technology initiatives.

Areas I teach & speak on

  • Corporate Finance
  • Financial Management
  • Econometrics & Data Analysis
  • Research Methods
  • Entrepreneurship & Venture Building
  • AI in Operations
  • Governance, Risk & Controls
  • Donor & Project Finance