Zerihun Haile-Selassie is a distinguished financial executive and a strategic leader in agile non-profit organizations through transformational leadership for long-term sustainable growth, diversified revenue, business continuity plan, and organizational risk management. Zerihun joined the Endocrine Society in August 2022. Mr. Zerihun has over 18 years of experience leading organizational financial sustainability, corporate investment strategy, trade association, human capital management, and growth-oriented financial management. Prior to joining the Endocrine Society, Zerihun served as Chief Financial Officer of a non-profit healthcare professional certification organization at Inteleos. In this role, Zerihun executed strategies that drive innovation, financial sustainability, international market expansion, legal risk management, strategizing investment policy, and capital management. Zerihun also previously served as Chief Operating Officer (COO)- Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at a non-profit language association at ACTFL. In his role, he transformed the information technology footprint, advanced human capital management, and breakthrough business efficiency. He built and executed the strategy that drove two-fold growth by aligning technology and finance.
Zerihun was recognized for his exceptional financial executive expertise and was awarded CFO of The Year “2018 Rising Star” by the Non-Profit CFO industry. He was recognized for his leadership that transformed the organization’s revenue diversification and increased revenue by two folds and the long-term reserve investment portfolio by three folds. Zerihun earned his Master’s degree in Accounting and Information Technology from the University of Maryland Global Campus and earned certification from Santa Clara University- Leavey School of Business (Black Corporate Board Readiness). Zerihun is a Certified Association Executive (CAE). He is a member of the 2022-2024 DELP Scholar at the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).
