Chernet Ayalew Yimer

Ethiopia

Field of Study: Banking & Finance

Mr. Chernet Ayalew Yimer has over fourteen years of professional experience in the financial sector and commodity exchange. He is the Manager for SWIFT & Correspondent Banking Relations within the Development Bank of Ethiopia.  During his Fellowship year, he hopes to gain more knowledge about Compliance and Risk Management, Capital markets and Investments, Project Finance and Public-Private Partnerships. He wishes to have more hands-on experiences in U.S. organizations which are related to finance and economy. In the next five years, Mr. Chernet aspires to put his positive mark in the changing sphere of his country’s financial sector using knowledge and skills garnered from the Fellowship.

Mr. Chernet holds a MBA Degree in Business Administration from St. Mary’s University, Ethiopia.