About Us

Established in 2022, FSD Ethiopia is an agency that aims to support the development of accessible, inclusive, and sustainable financial markets for economic growth and human development.

Our role is to identify the underlying causes of financial system failures, facilitate market actors to address these constraints, and help build a functional and effective financial sector that generates economic gains for a wide cross-section of Ethiopian individuals and businesses.

Our vision is to contribute to a thriving financial system that delivers real value to the broader economy and the people of Ethiopia.

Theory of Change

Our Tools

We work with public, private and development partners in the financial sector to address critical system constraints and facilitate sustainable change. We provide tailored services to help diverse stakeholders achieve their goals and design interventions to make Ethiopia’s financial sector function transparently, effectively and inclusively.

Our Team

Hikmet Abdella

CEO

Gosaye Warsa

Director of Financial Markets

Afomia Kassa

Financial Inclusion Coordinator

Abel Taddele

Director of Financial Inclusion

Hanna Hailu

Gender Expert

Eden Afework

Programme Assistant

Sinidu Fikadu

Gender Lead

Samson Berhane

Communications & Advocacy Specialist

Shalom Alemayehu

Admin Assistant

Selamsew Tesfaye

Director of Operations and Finance

Hailemariam Misganaw

Finance Manager

Our Non-Executive Board of Directors

Admassu Tadesse

Board Chairman President Emeritus & MD, TDB Group

Berhane Demissie

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Cepheus Growth Capital Partners

Maleda Bisrat

Country Director Ethiopia, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

About Us

Established in 2022, FSD Ethiopia is an agency that aims to support the development of accessible, inclusive, and sustainable financial markets for economic growth and human development.

Our role is to identify the underlying causes of financial system failures, facilitate market actors to address these constraints, and help build a functional and effective financial sector that generates economic gains for a wide cross-section of Ethiopian individuals and businesses.

comms@fsdethiopia.org

+251 9 93969696

Mon – Fri 8:30 – 17:00

Saturday & Sunday Closed