Tehtena Mebratu-Tsegaye

Tehtena Mebratu-Tsegaye currently serves as Strategy & Governance Manager for Responsible Tech & Human Rights at BT, following her significant tenure as a senior legal researcher at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment. Her expertise spans sustainable investment in extractive industries, land rights, and agricultural development. Her academic credentials include an LL.M. from Columbia Law School and a B.A. in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford, with legal qualifications in both England and Wales, and New York. Her career encompasses valuable experience at various prestigious organizations, including work as a legal consultant at Namati focusing on large-scale mining and agricultural projects, and as an Aryeh Neier fellow at the Open Society Justice Initiative where she contributed to anti-corruption research and freedom of information initiatives. Her professional background also includes training at an international law firm, where she handled finance, energy, and infrastructure projects in both London and Singapore offices. Her scholarly contributions include numerous publications on agricultural investments, community rights, and sustainable development, with her research work garnering 68 citations across 15 published works. She has authored significant papers on topics ranging from agricultural investments for host governments to mechanisms for consultation and free, prior, and informed consent in investment contracts.