Ngiste Abebe

Meet Ngiste Abebe, our March 2023 #CMcorruption speaker.

Meet Ngiste Abebe , our March 2023 speaker.

Ngiste Abebe is a change-maker focusing on expanding medical cannabis programs and equitable legalization.

She is the former President and the current Vice Chair of the New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association. Before that, she was co-founder of Undaunted Ventures, a political consulting firm specializing in innovative narrative, training, and leadership coaching services, which grew out of her work training organizations and working on campaigns across Virginia.

She is the co-founder and co-director emerita of New Leaders Council Virginia, a progressive leadership institute. Ngiste holds a BA in Public Policy from the University of Chicago and a Masters in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University.

She happily gives and receives recommendations for sci-fi novels and board games.