Dagmawit Mersha

Advise an Ethiopian conglomerate on US market entry and operational improvement, contributing to strategic planning, market research, process improvement, stakeholder coordination, and implementation planning.

Coordinated renewable-energy initiatives in East Africa across technical, commercial, stakeholder, and project-development workstreams, preparing leadership updates and clarifying decisions and next steps.

Coordinated a $15M infrastructure financing workstream across management, lenders, advisors, documentation, diligence, and follow-up, supporting negotiations and completion of conditions required for disbursement.

Worked directly with Managing Partners on firm strategy, execution priorities, and day-to-day operational decisions, alongside executive support including calendar management, meeting coordination, and travel arrangements.

Designed and implemented standardized workflows, templates, internal guidance, and documentation across the firm's process from origination and screening through approval, execution, and portfolio monitoring.

Postgraduate Certificate in The Mechanics of Private Equity from Middlesex University, completed in 2019.

Professional certification in Financial Modelling in Excel, completed in 2018.

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Information Systems from Addis Ababa University, completed in 2017.