Ella Lakew

Ella (Etsegenet) Lakew has extensive experience in grants management and compliance, currently serving as the Sr. Director of Grants and Compliance at Concern Worldwide since August 2018. Prior roles at Concern Worldwide include Grants & Compliance Manager and Grants and Compliance Accountant. Ella's career also includes experience as a Senior Accountant at Building Service 32BJ Benefit Funds and as a Mission Accountant at Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA. Earlier, Ella worked as an Accountant at the Kennedy Child Study Center. Ella holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Finance from Addis Ababa University and has pursued continuing education in Accounting and Finance at Baruch College.