Aida joined the Basel Institute on Governance as Specialist, Finance in January 2024. She supports the Finance team with routine accounting tasks and payments relating to the Institute’s headquarter-based and global operations.

Prior to joining the Basel Institute, Aida worked in a small family office that engaged in sustainable and purposeful investments. During that time, she also created a fair-trade fashion label that manufactured high-quality clothes completely made in Sub-Saharan Africa, from the yarn to the finished product.

Aida holds a Diploma in Economics from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, with a specialisation in Development Policy and International Cooperation. Her mother tongue is both German and Tigrinya and she speaks fluent English and French.