Job title: CEO, FSD Ethiopia
Role: Member, Governance Group
Region: East & Central Africa
Hikmet Abdella is the Chief Executive Officer of FSD Ethiopia and the former Director General of the Accounting and Auditing Board of Ethiopia. She is widely recognised for her leadership as the founding Country Head of ACCA Ethiopia from 2004–2013.
She serves on the Board of Trustees of the Center for Dialogue, Research and Cooperation (CDRC), an independent Ethiopia-based non-profit think tank, and is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Ethiopian Red Cross. In 2022, she was one of 50 members of the Destiny Ethiopia Initiative, contributing to the development of four possible future scenarios for Ethiopia in 2040. Currently, she is an active member of the Women Caucus within the Ethiopian Inclusive Dialogue (EID), hosted by CDRC.
Since 2016, Hikmet has been a member of the Female CEO Breakfast Club (FCBC), part of the Association of Women in Boldness (AWIB).
I feel honoured and excited at the opportunity to serve as a member of the Governance Board of INPAG. I am eager and passionate to work towards the realization of a reporting framework for NPO’s to ensure its sustainability that will benefit all stakeholders.