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Charles Kwame Addo
Dr. Charles Kwame Addo (born 1957) is a Ghanaian Lecturer at the Catholic University College of Ghana. He previously taught at Mercy College in New York (2000 – 2006). Prior to crafting a career in academia, Dr. Addo had a broad range of professional experiences. He was a licensed Merchant Marine Officer (second mate) from 1981 to 1989; having partly been trained at the State University of New York Maritime College (1977). He later worked as a consultant for Diabetex International Corporation, a Connecticut-based firm that specialized in diabetes treatment products (1999 – 2000). In that capacity, he helped the company to reengineer some aspects of its products line, which successfully attracted venture capital. He then took a position as a Financial Analyst with the City of New York Department of Design and Construction (2001 – 2007). He actively participated in the City agency's development and implementation strategies aimed at minimizing costly public construction work defaults and lawsuits against the City. Dr. Addo also worked for Airborne Express, a Nevada-based firm that specialized in international air freight shipments (1998 - 1999) at Pier 40 West Station in New York City. He was responsible for workers involved in freight pickup and delivery operations. He developed and implemented strategies that significantly resulted in loss prevention and control of items in transit. As a Marketing Associate with New York-based Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (1996 - 1997), he advised clients about personal estate planning and assets growth.

He has made a number of recent contributions to refereed journals and conference reading books. Among them are, “Economic development and competitiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa: Do culture and colonial legacy really matter?” Global Business and Technology Association (www.gbata.com/docs/2012GBATAReadingsBook.pdf) Refereed Conference Readings Book, (2012), p. 20, New York City); “Minimizing information asymmetry: Does firm’s characteristics matter?” (Academy of Banking Studies Journal, (2012), Vol. 11, No. 1, p. 43); Quest for a credible model in lending evaluation, (2011), iUniverse Incorporation, Bloomington, Indiana). He has also reviewed a scholarly article, “Relationship between financial liberalization and economic growth: Empirical Study” for the African Development Review.

Dr. Addo has participated in a number of international and domestic academic conferences, seminars, trainings, and workshops. Among them are, the Fourteenth Annual International Conference of Global Business and Technology Association themed: “Mapping the Global Future: Evolution through Innovation and Research,” (2012), New York City; the National Council for Tertiary Education (Ghana) in Collaboration with Carnegie Corporation of New York training themed: “Senior Academic Leadership Training,” (2012), GIMPA, Achimota-Accra; and National Accreditation Board (Ghana) workshop themed: “Promotion, Quality Assurance, and Credentials in Ghana,” (2012), Alisa Hotel, Accra.

He serves on a number of university committees, including the Chairmanship of Catholic University Procurement Committee (2008-present), and Member of the University Board of Trustees of the Staff Provident Fund (2009-present). Dr. Addo had his early education in Ghana, and proceeded to Mercy College, Long Island University, and Walden University (all in the USA) from where he obtained his Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate Degree respectively in Business Administration Management.He is married,and has five kids and a granddaughter .