Worku Negash

Worku Negash is the founding president and CEO of WR Educational and Leadership Institute, a global consulting firm providing leadership, policy, and management services. He previously served as vice president of Mission College in Santa Clara, California, and as associate professor and coordinator of the PhD program in public management at the School of Graduate Studies at the Ethiopian Civil Service University. Earlier, he was a senior government consultant in Zambia, Uganda, Papua New Guinea, and Ethiopia. Negash earned his MA in school administration from Loma Linda University and a PhD in higher administration policy analysis from Stanford University.

updated 2025