Hanania S. Negede is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of HNS Relevant Consulting. She has worked as an independent consultant supporting development projects across Africa. With a rich blend of personal and professional experiences gained from living and working in diverse multicultural environments including Djibouti, London, New York, California, and Addis Ababa, Hanania brings a wealth of knowledge to HNS Relevant Consulting.

She possesses over 25 years of management and leadership experience acquired from various roles in companies and organizations, including a start-up owned by IBM and Kaiser Permanente, a luxury brand owned by the multinational conglomerate Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH), International NGOs, and USAID’s Partnership Incubator, a project of The Kaizen Company, a Tetra Tech subsidiary. Additionally, she has 5 years of governance experience in international schools. Hanania earned a B.S. in Accounting and Business Information Systems from London Metropolitan University, formerly known as London Guildhall University, and completed a Global Executive MBA program at Duke University.