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Tenbite Ermias

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Partner at Factor[e] Ventures

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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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

  1. Open Access Energy Pty LtdBoardcurrent2024 — presentCity of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  2. NeedEnergy (Techstars'23)Boardcurrent2024 — presentHarare, Zimbabwe
  3. Ampersand EnergyBoardcurrent2024 — presentKigali City, Rwanda
  4. Clean Crop Technologies, Inc.Boardcurrent2024 — presentHolyoke, Massachusetts, United States
  5. Factor[e] VenturesPartnercurrent2024 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
  6. Factor[e] VenturesBoardcurrent2022 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
  7. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Advisor2022 — 2023Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  8. British International InvestmentHead of Africa2018 — 2022Nairobi, Kenya
  9. McKinsey & CompanyPartner2015 — 2018Nairobi, Kenya
  10. The Boston Consulting GroupPartner & Managing Director2001 — 2014South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United States of America
  11. Honeywell AerospaceProject Engineer1997 — 1999Los Angeles, USA

Skills & more

Development FinanceManagement ConsultingBusiness DevelopmentCorporate DevelopmentPrivate EquityDue DiligenceEmerging MarketsMarket EntryP & L OversightOrganizational DesignChange ManagementProgram Management
+8 moreCareer DevelopmentOil & GasConsumer GoodsSub-Saharan AfricaDevelopment ImpactStrategic PlanningLeadershipStrategy

Languages Amharic · English · German

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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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