Dunia Mekonnen Tegegn is a graduate of National Security Law.  Formerly a law lecturer at Haramaya University and other institutions in Ethiopia, she was the first Ethiopian/African woman to receive a National Security LLM with distinction from Georgetown University. She holds a law degree from Bahirdar and a Master’s Degree from Addis Ababa University and is a New York Bar candidate. Dunia Mekonnen currently serves as a Senior Analyst with UPTeC consulting group. 

She is the author of Agenda 2063: Voices of African Women Today – Ethics Press