Ayenat Mersie Ejigu graduated from Princeton in 2012 as a Politics concentrator with a certificate in African Studies. In addition to working with ISS, Ayenat also spent time on development projects during her summers. In 2010, she worked as the assistant to the special adviser to the department of rural economy and agriculture at the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She simultaneously interned with the World Food Programme’s base in Ethiopia. Since graduation, Ayenat has been working in Nairobi, Kenya as a research analyst for Gro Intelligence.