In 2004, Locus founder and CEO Jean-Paul Gauthier served as Mission leader (G-1) for a Ghana Trade & Investment Competitiveness Assessment while working with KPMG Consulting / Bearing Point. In this position he conducted a national business environment and trade capacity diagnostic. The diagnostic involved meetings with various government and business leaders and technical assistance contractors and consultancies in an effort to identify business constraints and opportunities to address them in key sectors, including ICT, horticulture, business advisory services, and monetary and tax policy.