Teshome Mebatsion currently serves as the Executive Director and Head of Viral Disease Research at Boehringer Ingelheim, a position held since January 2017. Previously, Teshome was the Head of Vector Vaccine Research at Merial from February 2009 to December 2016. Teshome Mebatsion holds both a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and a Ph.D.