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Individual Leader Profile · Dossier NOM-0009

Yewubdar Bekele — W3I nominee portrait

Yewubdar Bekele

Programme Director · Ethiopian Food Systems Lab

Economic value created

$14.4M

Jobs created

2.1K

People impacted

197.6K

Years of impact

5 yrs

Leadership narrative

Yewubdar Bekele is a synthetic leadership profile created for testing the Women's Institutional Impact Index. She is represented as a programme director in agriculture in Ethiopia.

Primary impact area: Food systems and livelihoods

Synthetic assessment for Yewubdar Bekele; demonstrates a distinct leadership capability profile.

Top dimensions of institutional leadership

Her three strongest of the seven assessed dimensions.

  1. 1

    Governance Excellence

    The quality of governance, accountability, transparency, ethical leadership, and institutional resilience.

  2. 2

    Systems & Policy Influence

    Contributions that improve laws, policies, standards, industry practices, or public systems.

  3. 3

    Knowledge Contribution

    The development of research, frameworks, publications, educational initiatives, or other forms of knowledge that influence professional practice.

What she changes

Institution

12 institutions

Food systems and livelihoods, anchored at Ethiopian Food Systems Lab.

Systems

1 countries

Designs governance and delivery systems that keep working after she steps back.

People

197.6K people

2.1K jobs created and 10 communities reached through inclusive economic participation.

Policy

8 policies

Influence on laws, standards and industry practice in the agriculture sector.

Evidence of impact

  • Built and sustained work across 12 institutions over 5 years of documented leadership at Ethiopian Food Systems Lab.
  • Reached 197.6K people in 10 communities across 1 country.
  • Shaped 8 policies, standards or institutional practices in agriculture.
  • Created 2.1K jobs and unlocked $14.4M in measurable economic and social value.
  • 12 evidence items submitted and approved under Methodology Framework v1.0.

Media, awards & publications

  • Institutional profile

    Ethiopian Food Systems Lab
  • Professional record

    LinkedIn profile
  • Knowledge contribution

    Research, frameworks and educational output rated 2.88/5 by independent assessors

  • Recognition

    Developing band recognition in the 2026 W3I release

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Verified evidence portfolio

12 evidence items · status Approved

Years of impact

5

People impacted

197.6K

Institutions

12

Communities

10

Countries reached

1

Policies shaped

8

Jobs created

2.1K

Economic value

$14.4M