Prince Adufah
Riverside, California · 33.95° N 117.40° W

Prince Adufah

  • Urban planner
  • Data scientist
  • Technical researcher

I help cities and organizations advance sustainable development through urban data analysis, GIS and evidence-based planning research.

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Route so far
  1. Kumasi6.69° N 1.62° WBSc Human Settlement Planning, KNUST. First planning and research roles.
  2. Paris48.86° N 2.35° EMaster in Governing the Large Metropolis, Sciences Po.
  3. Los Angeles34.05° N 118.24° WGraduate academic exchange, UCLA.
  4. Riverside33.95° N 117.40° WBased here today.
About

A planner who works in data, and an analyst who knows cities

Portrait of Prince Adufah

Cities are growing faster than the systems meant to govern them. I work where urban planning, data analysis and sustainability research meet, to help close that gap and turn complex spatial and policy problems into decisions that stick.

I trained in human settlement planning at KNUST in Ghana and in metropolitan governance at Sciences Po in Paris. I have worked in research, sustainability assessment and community governance in West Africa and beyond, with 60 Decibels, ToumAI Analytics, the Mastercard Foundation and CARE International.

What I bring: GIS and spatial analysis in ArcGIS and QGIS to map urban growth, infrastructure gaps and land use; sustainability and ESG frameworks built with Python, SQL, Power BI and Excel; and policy research that connects what happens in the field to governance decisions.

I am open to roles in urban planning, sustainability consulting and public policy research.

5+years in planning, research and project coordination
200+interviews and focus groups run for impact research
300students supported as a teaching assistant at KNUST
Experience

Roles

  1. Sep 2020 – Aug 2021Remote (New York, USA)

    Research Assistant (Contract)

    60 Decibels

    • Worked with senior researchers and research designers to define research questions, protocols and data collection methods.
    • Collected responses from more than 200 interviews and focus groups with program participants.
    • Scheduled interviews and focus groups under strict protocols that protect participants' identities and personal information.
    • Organized data in Qualtrics and prepared English translations of recorded transcripts for research managers.
  2. Feb 2023 – Aug 2023Remote

    Sustainability Analyst Intern

    ToumAI Analytics (Cannes, France)

    • Developed the framework behind SaaS tools that measure the social acceptability of infrastructure projects and assess geopolitical risk.
    • Identified and synthesized sustainability indicators, KPIs, measurement techniques and rating methods.
    • Supported sales through ESG and impact demos, trials and client meetings.
    • Wrote training decks on sustainability benchmarks for mining and construction, and on IFC Performance Standards for a telecom client's staff.
  3. Sep 2021 – Jun 2022Remote (Paris, France)

    Senior Project Coordinator, Alumni Network Committee

    Mastercard Foundation

    • Represented the foundation as principal coordinator at 8 networking events and professional seminars for the Ghana alumni network.
    • Audited each event for program compliance and proper use of funds, on an average budget of $25,000.
    • Managed vendors and sponsorship packages, and worked with senior leaders on pitch decks and presentations.
    • Gathered feedback from a community of more than 400 members to improve budgeting and planning for later events.
  4. Oct 2020 – Aug 2021Kumasi, Ghana

    Project Officer

    Optimal Change Partnership

    • Set project scope, objectives, timelines, resourcing and staffing, and re-planned deliverables as priorities changed.
    • Acted as liaison between management and contractors, keeping work on schedule and within budget.
    • Ran qualitative research with 20 senior stakeholders, producing more than 9 monthly and quarterly reports.
  5. Jan 2019 – Jul 2019Kumasi, Ghana

    Urban Planning Specialist

    Propharm Chemists Ltd.

    • Prepared a change-of-use request to convert a 0.36 ha residential plot to industrial use.
    • Ran the site analysis, reviewed feasibility with stakeholders and interviewed 10 adjoining neighbors for the neighborhood appraisal.
    • Wrote the proposal and managed the schedule. The Physical Planning Department approved the project.
  6. Aug 2018 – Aug 2019Kumasi, Ghana

    Research & Teaching Assistant

    Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology

    • Supported 300 students as a teaching assistant in urban and transportation planning courses.
    • Designed assignments and gave one-on-one coaching to help students move toward professional practice.
    • Prepared class discussions on current events and industry trends.
  7. Jun 2017 – Aug 2017Kumasi, Ghana

    Monitoring & Evaluation Intern

    CARE International

    • Recommended changes to monitoring and analysis to keep the program focused on its goals.
    • Ran training workshops in 7 beneficiary communities and formed 2 beneficiary groups.
    • Used SPSS to compile and interpret quantitative data for project estimates.
Also

Enumerator, Vision Consult · Researcher, Digital Opportunity Trust

Projects & writing

Selected work

Journal article · In progressRiverside, California · 2025–2026

Dietary Fiber, Protein and Cardiometabolic Health in Adults with Diabetes

A co-authored study with Akua F. Amankwaah and William Boyer of California Baptist University. The manuscript is in preparation for the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (JAND). We use NHANES 1999–2006 data on 2,769 US adults with diabetes, with mortality follow-up through 2019, to test whether meeting fiber and protein intake guidelines, separately and together, is associated with HbA1c, blood pressure, HDL cholesterol and all-cause mortality.

  • 2,769 adults with diabetes
  • NHANES 1999–2006
  • 2019 mortality follow-up
Capstone · Sciences Po · 2022Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Ajman, UAE

Benchmarking Sustainability in Free-Trade Zones

With my team, I ran a qualitative benchmark of the sustainable practices of four free-trade zones and one sustainable district in the UAE: how they put those practices in place, and how they balance economic goals with environmental ones. We interviewed representatives of DMCC, Ajman Free Zone, Abu Dhabi Global Market and Dubai Silicon Oasis, as well as Dubai Sustainable City and the sustainability company BEEAH Group.

What we found

  • Zone authorities lead on sustainability through sustainable finance, tech-driven strategies and creating a sense of place.
  • Private firms adopt sustainable practices when they line up with their core mandate, cutting costs and sharpening their edge.
  • Residents want a say in sustainability initiatives.

What holds zones back

  • Weak commitment from management, who fear losing their competitive edge.
  • Limited control over environmental governance.
  • Over-reliance on high-tech fixes, which also raises data privacy concerns.
Read the report
GIS project · Sciences Po · 2022Detroit, USA · programs from 2014–2020

Whose Revitalisation?

An assessment of how revitalization programs in Detroit were spread unevenly across racial and social divides, and how they fed gentrification in the city center.

Read the study
App conceptAccra, Ghana

AccraFlow

A traffic management and multimodal transport app for Accra: real-time traffic updates, route recommendations, and public and informal transport in one place. Designed in Miro and Excel.

See the project

Essays

Skills

Legend

Tools

  • ArcGIS Pro
  • QGIS
  • Google Earth Engine
  • SQL
  • Python
  • R
  • Power BI
  • SPSS
  • Qualtrics
  • Excel
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Miro
  • MS Office

Practice

  • Spatial analysis
  • Land use planning
  • Transportation planning
  • Data analysis
  • Monitoring & evaluation
  • Policy analysis
  • Sustainability consulting
  • ESG frameworks
  • Project coordination
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Technical writing
  • Public speaking
Education

Study and recognition

Degrees

Sciences Po

Master in Governing the Large Metropolis

2021 – 2023 · Paris, France

University of California, Los Angeles

Graduate academic exchange, Urban Planning

Fall 2022 · Los Angeles, USA

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology

BSc, Human Settlement Planning

2014 – 2018 · Kumasi, Ghana

Sciences Po

Summer School

2019 · Paris, France

Certifications

ALX Africa

Data Science Program, including the Data Analytics and Python Programming certificates

Jan 2025 – Feb 2026 · Online

Ashesi University & Mastercard Foundation

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Convening

May 2017 · Berekuso, Ghana

International Leadership Foundation & KNUST

Transforming Leadership and Governance Workshop

2014 – 2015 · Kumasi, Ghana

Honors

President and Scholars Council Representative

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, KNUST

2018

Outstanding Student in Settlement Planning

Faculty of Arts and Built Environment, KNUST

2017
Contact

Let's work on a place together.

I'm open to roles in urban planning, sustainability consulting and public policy research, especially work that uses GIS and data. Email is the best way to reach me.

LinkedIn GitHub Data Science Portfolio Resume (PDF)