NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Abeba Taddese is a program officer at the Results for Development Institute (R4D), which she joined in June 2010. Abeba works on several projects including the Ministerial Leadership Initiative and the Health Financing Task Force. Previously, Abeba worked as a consultant on poverty and gender-related issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. She also has experience working with several Washington, D.C., area nonprofit organizations. Abeba holds a master’s degree in international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College.