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Our team of experts carry out relevant research projects that aim to address practical issues based on the works at our research laboratory.
Team of Consultants
Beatrice Sebbie Akweley
Program CoordinatorBeatrice Sebbie Akweley
Program Coordinator
Sebbie Beatrice Akweley is currently the Program Coordinator for Dataking Consulting. She holds a BBA in Banking And Finance. She has strong experience in financial analysis, taxation, banking operations, project execution and procurement. Beatrice has exceptional managerial skills in coordinating projects and footholds the Dataking Research Lab team at accomplishing projects successfully. She is also interested in research in Human Capital Theory in Finance and Economics.
Christopher Dziku
Creative Design LeadChristopher Dziku
Creative Design Lead
He is the Creative Design Lead for Dataking Consulting.
Dr Emmanuel Mensaklo
Head of Research, Strategic Director & Senior FellowDr Emmanuel Mensaklo
Head of Research, Strategic Director & Senior Fellow
Dr Mensaklo is an economist and the strategic director of Dataking Consulting. He is also a faculty member at the Department of Economics Education, University of Education, Winneba, and a former faculty member at the Evangelical Presbyterian University College, Ho.
He holds a PhD in Economics from Chiang Mai University, Thailand. He also holds a Master of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Ghana while he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He has published in journals such as Economies, and TEM Journal, among others. His areas of specialization include econometrics, energy economics, financial economics, health economics, and environmental economics. His recent book chapter published in Springer Nature are on "Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Analysis of the Technical Efficiency of Natural Resource Rent and Institutions Based on a Copula Stochastic Frontier Model", and "Bayesian Fixed-Effects Panel Kink Regression with Unknown Threshold with Application to the Impact of Economic Freedom on Economic Growth."
Daniel Ninsin Quansah
Data Science AnalystDaniel Ninsin Quansah
Data Science Analyst
Daniel is a Data Science Analyst with Dataking Research Lab. He holds a BSc in Statistics from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He is a
results-oriented statistician with expertise in social and market surveys. He has worked with the Institute of Social, Statistical, and Economic Research (ISSER) on the Ghana socioeconomic panel survey, the Innovation for poverty action (IPA) Ghana on the women and democracy project as well as escaping poverty data collection project. He has also worked with Dataplas Consult on mental health surveys and business uptake of solar panels in the Northern region of Ghana. Daniel has recently facilitated and supervised Ghana's 2020 population and housing census with the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS).
Stephen Bannah
Accounting and Sustainability ConsultantStephen Bannah
Accounting and Sustainability Consultant
Stephen Bannah is a research consultant with Dataking Research Lab of Dataking Consulting. His research interest is in the areas of climate change reporting and corporate governance. He is currently a member of the AuthorAID Ghana Hub, where he supports national partnerships for research. He is also a Master of Philosophy in Accounting student at the University of Ghana exploring the issues of climate change and its disclosure. Stephen holds a BSc in Accounting Education at the University of Education, Winneba.
Scholastica Akalibey
Climate Policy AnalystScholastica Akalibey
Climate Policy Analyst
Scholastica is a Climate Policy Analyst with Dataking Research Lab. She also works as a Teaching and Research Assistant at the University of Ghana Business school and a research fellow at the United Youth Africa Initiative. She holds a Master of Philosophy in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Community Development. Her research areas include development policy, green economy, climate change, and public policy.
Cosmos Nabonadam
Climate Change and Migration ConsultantCosmos Nabonadam
Climate Change and Migration Consultant
Cosmos Nabonadam is a climate change and migration consultant with the Dataking Research Lab. He is a graduate student in the Department of Geography and Regional Planning at the University of Cape Coast. Cosmos' research interests focus on the interplay between climate change, migration, and development, and how these conditions affect individuals and their lives.
Derrick Duho
Geological AnalystDerrick Duho
Geological Analyst
Derrick is a Geological Analyst with Dataking Research Lab. He has worked with Ghana Manganese Company Limited, China Geo-Engineering Corporation, Hydro-Fat Engineering and Consultancy Service Ltd, and Mobekon Geo-Engineering Limited. He holds a BSc in Geology. His interest is in exploring public policy issues in the oil and gas sector mining sector and the extractives industry in the Global South
Mudasiru Mahama
Sustainable Energy ConsultantMudasiru Mahama
Sustainable Energy Consultant
Mudasiru is a Sustainable Energy Consultant with Dataking Consulting. His experience and skills span across Energy/renewable energy policy, development planning, local government expenditure tracking and management, innovation in public service delivery, etc. He has consulted for the Netherlands Embassy and IMANI Africa. He recently served as a Regional Trainer for the Ghana Statistical Service for the 2021 Population and Housing census. He is currently a PhD candidate studying sustainable energy management. He also holds an MSc in Energy Policy and a BSc in Planning. Mudasiru has published in GeoJournal and SN Social Sciences.
Klaus Koby Torwoe, CGIA
ConsultantKlaus Koby Torwoe, CGIA
Consultant
Klaus Koby Torwoe is a Digital Finance and Fraud Risk Assessment Consultant for Dataking Consulting. He currently works as a Management Control Auditor for an international not-for-profit institution within the West Africa sub-region. He has over ten years of experience in the financial service industry in operations, business development, and product development. Klaus holds MBA in Finance, a Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Postgraduate Diploma in Management. He is an Associate member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Global Digital Finance, Certified Digital Finance Practitioners, Ghana, and other professional bodies. His research interest covers using digital finance as a means to fund start-ups, financial inclusion for the unbanked category, internal controls, fraud risk assessment, and prevention.
Analysts
Grace Happy Elikplim Attakpah
Public Health AdvocateGrace Happy Elikplim Attakpah
Public Health Advocate
Grace Happy Elikplim Attakpah is a Public Health Advocate with Dataking Research Lab.
Edudzie Yaa Akpablie
Petroleum and Energy AnalystEdudzie Yaa Akpablie
Petroleum and Energy Analyst
Edudzie Yaa Akpablie is an Energy and Petroleum Research Analyst with Dataking Research Lab & Dataking Consulting. She is also an editor or reviewer and part of the Human Resource team. Edudzie is currently an undergraduate student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science Technology where she studies Petrochemical Engineering with work experience from Juaben Oil Mills.
Grace Akua Darkoa Hanson
Public Affairs Analyst
Grace is the Public Affairs Analyst with Dataking Research Lab of Dataking Consulting. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Communication (Public Relations) and is currently working as an Assistant Administrator in an IT firm. Grace is also pursuing a course in Virtual Assistantship where she aims to develop her skills to be able to assist from wherever she is in the world. Her areas of interests include Climate Change and Circular Economy issues in the Global South.
Gifty Mensah
Creative Design AnalystGifty Mensah
Creative Design Analyst
Interns
Portia Dunyo
Editorial Intern
Portia Dunyo is an editorial intern with Dataking Consulting and Dataking Research Lab. She is currently a Mastercard Scholar student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). She also interned with Makana ASP Group Limited where she was an editor and a blogger for the company. She attended UN SDSN on behalf of Dataking Consulting.
Anna Elorm Kataboh
Anna Elorm Kataboh is a first-year student at the University for Development Studies, Tamale, where she is pursuing a degree in Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB). She is currently a medical science intern with Dataking Research Lab. Anna participated in the Queens Common Wealth Essay Competition 2021 where she was awarded a bronze certificate. She was part of a team that organized a session for the World Health Organisation’s non-profit PMNCH at the African level on the themes of mental health, cyber -insecurity and climate poverty among adolescents and youth.
Daniella Addo-Sackey
Zerubbabel Addy Selby
Climate Policy Intern
Zerubbabel Addy Selby is currently an intern with our lab exploring themes of economics and climate change. He is a financial literacy advocate with over a year of experience educating students and pupils on money management skills such as savings and investment. He participated in the 2022 stock pitch competition, organized by the Ghana Stock Exchange and Young Investors Network. He is currently studying for a Bachelor of Arts in Economics Education at the University of Education, Winneba. Besides, he is volunteering with the Young Investors Network and Absa Bank Ghana, to educate and promote financial literacy in the country.