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What roles did Eleni Gabre-Madhin hold, and when?

Eleni Gabre-Madhin

Ethiopian economist who founded and was the first chief executive of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange.

Latest source 19 May 2017Updated 26 Oct 20264 sources

FormerNow

3 dated roles on record; no current role confirmed.

Identity record: Public Figure Record Verified

Roles, most recent first

  1. 2008
    Founder and Chief Executive Officer Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) Former

    Architected and led the exchange established in 2008; stepped down before founding Eleni LLC.1 2

  2. Founder Eleni LLC (Eleni Exchanges) Date uncertain

    Firm formed after the ECX to build commodity exchanges in other African countries, with investment reported from Morgan Stanley and the 8 Miles fund.1 2

  3. Senior research roles World Bank; International Food Policy Research Institute Former

    Held senior roles in Washington before the ECX.1

Where the dates come from

  1. SecondaryEleni Gabre-Madhin's next big idea: to build commodity exchanges across AfricaHow We Made It In Africa
  2. SecondaryEleni Gabre-Madhin on the value of the exchangeGlobal Coffee Report · 25 Mar 2015

Changes

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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