About me

I'm Lawrence Ansah-Addo — Operations & Finance leader, SaaS co-founder, and Finance & Quantitative Researcher based in Edmonton, AB, Canada. For 10+ years I've worked across multilateral, private-sector and startup environments: from UNOPS Copenhagen (multi-country portfolios funded by EU, USAID, World Bank, KOICA) to Assistant Manager Finance at Saskatchewan Roughriders FC, to co-founding 2Point Logistics Corp.

Business portfolio: I lead enterprise operations strategy, governance frameworks, financial planning and data-driven performance dashboards. SaaS ventures: 2Point Logistics (integrated logistics platform — Canada, US, Ghana), Startabox (startup–investor platform with AI pitch bots) and SmartaDoc AI (chat with your documents). Academic: MPhil Finance (University of Ghana), published on bank governance & risk-taking, thesis on non-interest income and bank risk, with interests in corporate governance, banking stability, econometrics, sustainable finance and fintech/AI governance.

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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

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    SaaS Ventures & Operations

    Co-founder, 2Point Logistics Corp (Edmonton, Jun 2024–Present). Tech-enabled logistics: same-day, routed parcel, freight & moving. Founder of Startabox and SmartaDoc AI. 2pointlogistics.com

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    Finance, Governance & Risk

    Project finance, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls & donor reporting (USAID, EU, UN, World Bank, KOICA, SEforALL). PRINCE2® Practitioner, CC (ISC²). UNIT4, NetSuite, SAGE300, Jira.

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    Quantitative Research & Analytics

    Panel econometrics, time-series, risk modelling with STATA, R, Python, EViews, SPSS, Power BI, Tableau, Looker. Corporate governance, banking stability, sustainable & development finance.

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    Teaching, Mentoring & Policy

    Teaching & Research Assistant, Univ. of Ghana (Corporate Finance, Financial Management). Finance Director, 1 Billion Africa (2014–2019). Country Adviser–Denmark, IFGICT (2019–Present).

Where I've delivered impact

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  • UNOPS

    UNOPS • Copenhagen

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

  • 2Point

    2Point Logistics • Edmonton

    Operations Manager & Co-Founder (2024–Present). Enterprise operations strategy, governance & internal controls, cross-functional teams, performance dashboards, and scale-up of a unified logistics platform across Canada, the US and Ghana.

  • Roughriders

    Sask Roughriders FC

    Assistant Manager, Finance (Sept 2023–Feb 2024). Month-end close, GAAP-compliant statements and audit readiness; strengthened internal controls and procedure manuals; budgeting, forecasting and multi-year projections.

  • Academia

    University of Ghana

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

UNOPS
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UNOPS • Copenhagen

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

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.

  3. Professional education

    2021 – 2024

    PRINCE2® Practitioner, Axelos (2022) • Certificate in Cybersecurity (CC), ISC² (2024) • Certificate in Business Management, European Business University of Luxembourg (2021).

Experience

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

    Jun 2024 – Present

    Lead enterprise operations strategy into KPIs and cross-functional plans; governance frameworks, financial procedures & internal controls; multi-location teams; data-driven performance dashboards; supply-chain & vendor accountability. Platform: 2pointlogistics.com (Canada, US, Ghana).

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

    Sept 2023 – Feb 2024

    Month-end close, GAAP-compliant statements & audit readiness; financial procedures and manuals; 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 multi-country portfolio; donor reports (USAID, EU, UN, World Bank, KOICA); risk assessments & compliance; training/mentoring country-office staff; 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

  • Financial modelling, risk & governance
    90%
  • Econometrics — STATA, R, Python, EViews
    90%
  • Power BI, Tableau, Looker dashboards
    85%
  • Project management (PRINCE2®) & ERP — UNIT4, NetSuite, SAGE300
    88%
  • AI orchestration, Generative AI, Azure Cloud
    75%

Portfolio — Business, SaaS & Analytics

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

My research integrates advanced statistical methods with practical questions in banking, financial markets and organisational governance — financial stability, corporate governance, banking regulation and quantitative risk management. Empirical work uses large cross-country datasets and panel-econometric methods.

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.

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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