Zemedeneh Negatu

Zemedeneh Negatu is the Global Chairman of the American investment firm Fairfax African Fund, LLC, based in Washington D.C. He is also the CEO of CBE Capital, a new investment bank based in Ethiopia. Previously he was the managing partner and founder of Ernst & Young (EY) Ethiopia and Head of EY’s East Africa Transaction Advisory business. He was a member of EY’s Global Partner Council (GPC) and the Africa board. Prior to EY he was with PwC U.S.

Zemedeneh is widely recognized as one of Africa’s top business leaders and has received numerous global recognitions including:

“Top 10 Most Influental Africans 2018”

"100 Most Influential Africans of 2013"

“Who-is-Who of African Finance 2015”

“Titans Building Nations 2014”

Zemedeneh regularly provides influential thought leadership and has appeared on CNN, BBC, Financial Times, Bloomberg, CNBC. Furthermore, he has spoken at high profile global events such as the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Milken Global Summit.

He serves on numerous advisory boards including InvestAfrica, based in London (UK), Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX), a successful Fintech based in the Netherlands and as Chairman of Calzedonia Ethiopia (ITACA), the multinational italian fashion apparel manufacturer and retailer and the advisory board of the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) business school center for global business.

Zemedeneh has a BBA from Howard University, completed the LSE program at the Harvard Business School and is a U.S. C.P.A.

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