Ransford is a Senior Financial Associate with the Unaccompanied Children Program at the Acacia Center for Justice, where he serves as the main point of contact to vendors and partners throughout the US, managing negotiations around subcontractor budgets and compiling the program budget. He joined Vera Institute of Justice in 2020 as a business analyst, focusing on the cost analysis for the program before the program’s transition to Acacia. Prior to coming to Vera, Ransford provided financial analysis on grants and contracts for a range of nonprofits. Ransford was born in Kumasi, Ghana, and holds an M.S. in financial economics from Ohio University and a B.A. in integrated management studies from the University for Development Studies in Tamale, Ghana.