Zemedeneh negatu biography of mahatma

Tadias Magazine
By Tadias Staff

Published: Monday, December 30th,

New York (TADIAS) &#; As a teenager in when Zemedeneh Negatu headed to the United States with his future uncertain, he had no idea that three decades later he would be named one of Africa&#;s Most influential individuals for his role in promoting economic growth in the country of his birth and in Africa.

The current Managing Partner of Ernst &#; Young Ethiopia (EY) received the accolade last month from New African Magazine, which called him &#;a truly global citizen&#; and further noted that &#;anyone who has done business in Ethiopia will have come across Zemedeneh Negatu&#; or Zem, as he is affectionately known.

In a follow-up interview with Tadias Magazine during his recent trip to Washington, D.C., Zem said that his decision to return home in was inspired by &#;love at first sight&#; during a vacation trip to Ethiopia in April when he met his future wife, Julie Ricco, j