Sophia Bekele

Who is Sophia Bekele?

Sophia Bekele Eshete is a woman of Ethiopian ancestry. She is a business and corporate executive, an International entrepreneur, corporate governance & risk management specialist, international policy advisor on ICT, internet and development issues, governance and ICT activist.

Bekele has founded and run various companies. Presently she is the Executive Director and Founder of DotConnectAfrica Trust and CEO of DCA Registry Systems Kenya. Bekele is also the founder and CEO of CBS International a California based firm and SbCommunications Network, based in Addis Ababa. In 2002, SbCNet was known for being successfully awarded a highly contentious bid for a government contract to build an integrated information network infrastructure for the Ethiopian Parliament. Prior to her focus on international technology issues, Bekele had maintained a successful career track record spanning over a decade of constant professional activity working for multinational Fortune 500 Companies.

Bekele has served on high-level policy advisory boards and leadership positions of various national and international, public and private organizations and has influenced the implementation of key policies. Bekele was elected and served on United Nations-sponsored initiatives, where she represents the private sector in discussions about ICT and the economic development of Africa. She was an elected member of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Council of the gNSO, which advises on global internet policy. She has also served on Golden Gate University alumni Board.