Abebe Shimeles

Dr. Abebe Shimeles joined AERC in December 2019 as Director of Research overseeing our Thematic and Collaborative programmes. Dr. Shimeles brings over 30 years of professional experience in policy research working for academia, NGOs (Action Aid), and other international organizations (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa; The World Bank and the African Development Bank) with a proven track record of publications in peer reviewed journals, policy dialogue, and impacting policy through research. His recent position at the African Development Bank was Division Manager of the Macroeconomic Policy, Forecasting and Research department. Dr Shimeles received a PhD in Economics from Goteborg University, M.A., Delhi School of Economics and B.A. from Addis Ababa University. He started his research career at the AERC in the mid-1990s and continued to serve as a resource person since 2009.