Zerihun Haile-Selassie
Chief Financial Officer
Endocrine Society

Zerihun Haile-Selassie is a distinguished financial executive, a strategic leader agile non-profit organization through transformational leadership for long-term sustainable growth, diversified revenue, business continuity plan, and risk management. 

Mr. Zerihun has over 15 years of experience leading organizational financial sustainability, corporate investment strategy, trade association, human capital management, and growth-oriented financial management. 

Zerihun is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Inteleos. This non-profit certification organization delivers rigorous assessments and cultivates a global community of professionals dedicated to the highest standards in healthcare and patient safety. In this role, Zerihun executes strategies that drive innovation, financial sustainability, international market expansion, legal risk management, strategize investment policy, and human capital management. He works closely with the Finance and Audit committee on financial strategies, revenue diversity, compliance management. 

Zerihun previously served as Chief Operating Officer (COO)- Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at ACTFL, a non-profit language association. He transformed the information technology footprint, advanced Human capital management, and breakthrough business efficiency in his role. He built and executed the strategy that drove two-fold growth by aligning technology and finance. 

Before ACTFL, Zerihun was a member of the Finance leadership team at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, AIPAC; in this role, he actively engaged and managed planned-giving and endowment initiatives. 

Zerihun also brings multi-industry non-profit leadership experience through his work with lobbying organization 501C (4), charity foundation and educational association 501C (3), and trade associations 501C (6). He built a solid financial foundation for mission impact and led cross-functional initiatives driving profitable growth. 

Zerihun was recognized for his exceptional financial executive expertise and was awarded CFO of The Year “2018 Rising Star” by the Non-Profit CFO industry. He was recognized for his leadership that transformed the organization’s revenue diversification and increased revenue by two folds and the long-term reserve investment portfolio by three folds. 

Zerihun continues to embrace opportunities to implement creative solutions to earn several successful clean external financial audit engagements. He successfully established a philanthropic arm for the organization by establishing subsidiary entities for strategic growth domestically and globally. 

Zerihun is a Certified Association Executive (CAE) who has demonstrated the wide range of knowledge essential to lead an association in today’s challenging environment. As CAE, Zerihun is experienced in executing the board’s strategic priorities and partnered with the board and sub-committees to achieve organizational goals. He ensures to comply with laws and regulations for effective board responsibility, meetings, and governance. 

Zerihun earned his Master’s degree in Accounting and Information Technology from the University of Maryland Global Campus and earned certification from Santa Clara University-Leavey School of Business (Black Corporate Board Readiness). 

Zerihun resides in Gaithersburg, Maryland, with his wife, Habtam, and their three kids. He is a chess enthusiast and an active member of the US Chess Federation.