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Over 15 years experience in enterprise development and agribusiness development, and innovative value chain investment opportunities in East and West Africa – linking high-impact small and growing businesses with market, capital and technology. Experience directing $30-500 million USD multi-country projects/initiatives, and brokering senior-level coordination and partnership across a wid |
 Contact Makeda Tsegaye
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Area of Expertise: |
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Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
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Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility
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Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global
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Professional Experience: |
Founder and CEO of NetBizImpact Ltd – an investment facilitation and strategic advisory firm based out of Nairobi, Kenya. NetBizImpact provides service to a diverse set of clients with a particular focus on linking innovative and high-impact small and growing businesses (in agribusiness and related sectors) in Africa to market, capital and technology.
Ms. Tsegaye is an executive with record of guiding private sector companies from concept to growth and profit across multiple sectors. Experience directing $30-500 million USD multi-country projects/initiatives, and brokering senior-level coordination and partnership across a wide scope of stakeholders. Extensive network of professional contacts and funding sources, particularly in enterprise development, agribusiness development, and innovative value chain investment opportunities in East and West Africa – linking high-impact small and growing businesses with market, capital and technology. Extensive related training from Yale University, US Federal Executive Institute, and USAID, among others. Member to various professional networks including the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) where she serves as the Steering Committee member of the East Africa Chapter. ANDE supports an ecosystem of social enterprises and investors that aim to solve the world’s challenging problems through entrepreneurship and inclusive and responsible investment.
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Education: |
Yale University - Diploma – Financial Markets, April, 2014
UPEACE, MA degree– Econ, Devt & Peace, Aug 2004
Karl-Franzens University, Post-graduate research – Microfinance and Poverty Alleviation
June 1999
Vienna University, Diploma – Finance and European Integration
Oct 1999
Addis Ababa University,BA degree – Management
July 1995
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