The People Behind
EAF's Excellence.
Experienced leaders drawn from Ethiopia’s financial sector and the National Bank — guiding EAF’s mission with purpose and integrity.
EAF
Leadership.
Dr. Eyob Tekalign Tolina serves as Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia and chairs the EAF Board of Governors. He brings extensive expertise in macroeconomic policy, monetary systems, and financial sector regulation.
As Executive Director, Gebreyesus Guntie leads the overall strategic direction and operational management of EAF — overseeing curriculum development, research, and institutional partnerships.
Shambel Kedir oversees the design, quality assurance, and delivery of EAF's academic programmes across all six academies, ensuring alignment with sector needs and international standards.
Befikadu Alemu leads EAF's research agenda and manages academic and industry partnerships — including the Frankfurt School collaboration and relationships with sector regulators.
How We're
Governed.
Board of Governors
Chaired by the NBE Governor, the Board provides strategic oversight, sets institutional policy, and ensures EAF's mandate is fulfilled in alignment with Ethiopia's financial sector development agenda.
Academic Senate
The Academic Senate oversees curriculum quality, accreditation, and academic standards — with representation from faculty, industry professionals, and external academic advisors.
Research Committee
Responsible for EAF's research priorities and publication standards, ensuring that knowledge generation is relevant, rigorous, and linked to evidence-based policy.
Industry Advisory Council
A consultative body of senior sector leaders from commercial banks, insurance, MFIs, and capital markets — guiding EAF's programme relevance and emerging skills priorities.
EAF operates under the authority of the National Bank of Ethiopia as the designated apex training institution for Ethiopia's financial sector — with a mandate to develop professional competence, support evidence-based policy, and strengthen the sector's human capital base.
EAF is accountable to the Board of Governors and, through the NBE Governor, to Ethiopia's financial system stakeholders — ensuring that its work consistently advances the public interest and the professional standards of Ethiopia's financial sector workforce.