Dr. Wubishet Jekale Mengesha is one of the founding members of Goh Betoch Bank who initiated the idea of establishing a private mortgage bank in Ethiopia and he joined the Bank’s Board in October 2020 as a Board member through election.
He is a practitioner as well as academician in the construction industry. He earned his Dr. Eng. in Construction Industry Management from Norwegian university of science and Tech., Trondheim, Norway, MSc in structural Engineering from Strathclyde university, U.K, BSc in civil Engineering from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, LLB in Law from Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, and Higher Diploma in Learning-Teaching in Higher Education from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. In addition, he is a certified Practicing Professional in Structural Engineering and Construction Management from Ethiopian Construction Authority of Ethiopia and Project Management Professional (PMP) from Project Management Institute of USA.
Dr. Wubishet has been a General Manager and owner of Jekale CM consultancy (JCMC) since 2005. He is an assistant professor in construction Management at Addis Ababa university. Moreover, he is construction (project) management and structural Engineering, Construction Contract, Claim and Dispute review expert.
He is a senior advisor for the construction industry of Ethiopia and is best known for his enormous professional contributions to public and private organizations and professional associations.