About
Investor with over 20 years in development finance and management consulting across Africa, the Middle East and the US. Formerly Head of Africa at British International Investment and a partner at BCG and McKinsey; from Ethiopia and focused on impact investing in emerging markets.
Experience
- Open Access Energy Pty LtdBoardcurrent2024 — presentCity of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- NeedEnergy (Techstars'23)Boardcurrent2024 — presentHarare, Zimbabwe
- Ampersand EnergyBoardcurrent2024 — presentKigali City, Rwanda
- Clean Crop Technologies, Inc.Boardcurrent2024 — presentHolyoke, Massachusetts, United States
- Factor[e] VenturesPartnercurrent2024 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
- Factor[e] VenturesBoardcurrent2022 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Advisor2022 — 2023Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- British International InvestmentHead of Africa2018 — 2022Nairobi, Kenya
- McKinsey & CompanyPartner2015 — 2018Nairobi, Kenya
- The Boston Consulting GroupPartner & Managing Director2001 — 2014South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United States of America
- Honeywell AerospaceProject Engineer1997 — 1999Los Angeles, USA
Skills & more
Development FinanceManagement ConsultingBusiness DevelopmentCorporate DevelopmentPrivate EquityDue DiligenceEmerging MarketsMarket EntryP & L OversightOrganizational DesignChange ManagementProgram Management
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Career DevelopmentOil & GasConsumer GoodsSub-Saharan AfricaDevelopment ImpactStrategic PlanningLeadershipStrategyLanguages Amharic · English · German
From Tenbite's professional profile.
Colleagues at Factor[e] Ventures
Aishat Raji
West Africa Director at Factor[e] Ventures
Akta
Venture Partner at Factor[e] Ventures
Amanda DelCore
Investor at Factor[e] Ventures
Andrew Hargadon
Managing Partner at Factor[e] Ventures
Dr. Morgan DeFoort
Partner at Factor[e] Ventures
Hillary
Executive Support Specialist at Factor[e] Ventures
James Phelan
Development Director at Factor[e] Ventures
Jamie Doyen
Chief Financial Officer at Factor[e] Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tenbite Ermias?
- Investor with over 20 years in development finance and management consulting across Africa, the Middle East and the US. Formerly Head of Africa at British International Investment and a partner at BCG and McKinsey; from Ethiopia and focused on impact investing in emerging markets.
- Where does Tenbite Ermias work?
- Tenbite Ermias is Partner at Factor[e] Ventures.
- Where did Tenbite Ermias go to school?
- Tenbite Ermias studied at Stanford University (Masters, Mechanical Engineering); Harvard Business School Executive Education (Preparing to be a Corporate Director); Stanford University (Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering).
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Also attended Harvard Business School Executive Education137
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ampersand Energy3
Also worked at Clean Crop Technologies, Inc.6
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Also worked at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)907
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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,548
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