Tewodros Ashenafi

Tewodros Ashenafi (born 26 August 1969) is an Ethiopian entrepreneur. He currently serves as CEO of SouthWest Energy.[1][2]

Education

Ashenafi holds a degree in Economics from Columbia College of Columbia University,[3] where he studied under the guidance of Nobel Prize winner in Economics, Professor Edmund Phelps.[4] Ashenafi is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and attended the Owner/President Management Programme (OPM).[3]

Career

Ashenafi is Chairman of SouthWest Energy,[5] Ethiopia’s first and only indigenous oil and gas company.[5] He also serves as Chairman of SouthWest Development,[3] which provides various services to oil and gas companies in Ethiopia, and Chairman of Ambo Mineral Water,[6] a beverage brand in Ethiopia.

Ashenafi started his career at Merrill Lynch & Co in New York.[4] Prior to founding SouthWest Energy in 2005,[7] Mr. Ashenafi carried out international political and economic consulting work advising large international companies and pension funds about investment conditions in emerging markets, mainly in Latin America and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Board Memberships

Ashenafi is on the Board of Directors of East West Institute, a New York-based security think tank.[8]

Awards and Affiliations

Ashenafi was nominated as a Young Global Leader (YGL) in 2009 by the World Economic Forum, which recognizes the 200 most distinguished young leaders under the age of 40.[8] He is also a member of Initiative for Global Development’s Frontier 100.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Frontier mentality". The Economist. 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. ↑ Davison, William (May 9, 2012). "SouthWest Energy of Ethiopia Optimistic on Oil Search in Ogaden". Bloomberg.
  3. 1 2 3 World Economic Forum, , World Economic Forum, Accessed November 11, 2012
  4. 1 2 SouthWest Energy, , [SouthWest Energy], Accessed November 11, 2012
  5. 1 2 Ethiopian Investor, , [Ethiopian Investor], Accessed November 11, 2012
  6. ↑ Ambo Mineral Water, , [Ambo Mineral Water], Accessed November 11, 2012
  7. 1 2 Institute for Global Development, , [Institute for Global Development], Accessed November 11, 2012
  8. 1 2 EastWest Institute, , EastWest Institute, Accessed November 11, 2012

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