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Ethiopian economist

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by her given name, Eleni, and not as Gabre-Madhin.

Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin is an Ethiopian economist, and former chief executive officer of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX).

She has had many years of experience working on agricultural markets – particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa – and has held senior positions in the World Bank, the International Food Policy Research Institute (Washington, D.C.), and United Nations (Geneva and New York City).

Early life

Eleni was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Her upbringing was diverse, growing up in New York City, Rwanda, and Kenya.

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She speaks fluent English, Amharic, French, and Swahili. She graduated high school from Rift Valley Academy in Kenya with the highest of honors. She earned a PhD in Applied Economics from Stanford University, a Masters in Agricultural Economics from Michigan