H.E. Ambassador Girma Birru
Chairman
H.E. Dr. Eyob Tekalign
Member
H.E. Dr. Fitsum Assefa
Member
H.E. Fikadu Digafe
Member
H.E. Muluken Amare
Member
Ato. Gebreyesus Guntie
Secretary
H.E. Eyob Tekalign (PhD)
Governor
H.E. Dr. Eyob Tekalign Tolina (PhD) is the 11th Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE). Prior to his appointment, he served as State Minister at the Ministry of Finance and previously headed the National Planning Commission. With over two decades of experience, Dr. Eyob has played a pivotal role in shaping Ethiopia’s economic and social development through leadership positions in government, academia, international organizations, and the private sector.
Dr. Eyob’s career includes serving as Minister Counselor at the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington D.C., advisor to Ethiopia’s governors at the IMF and World Bank, and consultant for a global Fortune 500 company. He has held senior positions at key government institutions such as the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and led the Ethiopian Public Private Consultative Forum (EPPCF), the main platform for policy dialogue between government and business.
His regional and global experience spans organizations such as UNECA, COMESA, UNCTAD, the World Bank Group, and the IFC. Before rejoining public service, he was a director at SGI Frontier Capital, an American investment firm focused on frontier markets.
Dr. Eyob holds a Master’s degree from George Washington University and a PhD in Political Economy from the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy.
H.E. Dr. Eyob Tekalign (PhD)
Governor
H.E. Fikadu Digafe
V/Governor and Chief Economist
H.E. Solomon Desta
V/Governor, Financial Institutions Supervision
H.E. Eyob Gebreyesus
V/Governor, Corporate Service
Temesegen Zeleke
Director, Financial Inclusion Secretariat
G/Medhin Tsegay
Acting Director, Engineering, Property, and Transport Services Management Directorate
Belay Tulu
Director, Insurance Supervision Directorate
Abebe Senbete
Director, Currency Management Directorate
Zelalem Abera
Director, Human Resource Management Directorate
Habtamu Workineh
Director, External Economic Analysis and International Relations Directorate
Filimon Rezene
Acting Director, Procurement Service Management Directorate
Frezer Ayalew
Director, Bank Supervision Directorate
Befkadu Gashaw
Director, Domestic Economic Analysis and Publication Directoriate
Zemzem Ahmed
Director, Economic Modeling and Statistical Analysis Directorate
Merema Kamil
Director, Corporate Finance Directorate
Woyenshet Zeberga
Director, Monetary and Financial Analysis Directorate
Temliso Abebe
Director, Credit Reference and Movable Collateral Registry Directorate
Mesfin Getachew
Director, Legal Service Directorate
Yenehassab Tadesse
Director, Foreign Exchange Monitoring and Reserve Management Directoriate
Solomon Damtew
Director, Payment and Settlement Systems Directorate
Wondewosen Tsegaw
Director, Information Systems Management Directorate
Habtam Shumbeza
Acting Director, Projects Management Office
Wondimeneh Asrat
Director, Internal Audit and Risk Management Directorate
Muhidin Shifa
Acting Director, Financial Consumer Protection and Education Directorate
Tilahun Binalf
Acting Director, Planning, Change Management and Communication Directorate
Kassahun Yohanes
Acting Director, Ethiopian Institute of Financial Studies
Sintayehu Desalegn
Acting Director, Micro-Finance Institutions Supervision Directorate
Ato. Gebreyesus Guntie
Senior Advisor to the Governor
Wro. Marta H/Mariam
Advisor to V/Governor, Financial Institutions Supervision Cluster
Mulualem Eshetu
Advisor to V/Governor and Chief Economist
Workabeba Bahiru
Advisor to V/Governor, Corporate Service
Helaway Tadesse
Senior Advisor, Head of OTM
Jotework Ayele
Senior Advisor, Financial Sector
Dr. Naoll Addisu
Advisor, Technology
