Tigist Getachew Araya

Tigist Getachew has seven years’ experience in business strategy and related fields. In parallel with the UN job where she stayed four years, she worked pro bono with several local startups on financing, strategic planning, and business plans, while also managing the first fast-moving consumer goods industry analysis for Ethiopia for Euromonitor International. In 2013 she returned full time to the business world to co-found and lead East Africa Gate (EAGate), a boutique foreign investment and business advisory firm. She also works in youth entrepreneurship by mentoring Ethiopian entrepreneurs in bringing their ideas to life. Each year, she is also a mentor for Ethiopian applicants to the African Entrepreneurship Award – an initiative powered by BMCE Bank of Africa. Tigist holds a BA in Economics from the University of Toulouse, France, and a master’s in International Management from IAE Toulouse, Graduate School of Management with business strategy as her major.