He is a senior lecturer in the Department of Management and Public Administration at Addis Ababa University. He has taught and done research in management over ten years and has been a consultant to various government and non-government organizations. He holds an MBA from RVB Research Institute for management science in the Netherlands and a B.A from Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. As a Humphrey Fellow, he will focus on human resources and development in the areas of strategic management and entrepreneurship.