Founder & CEO of IE Networks, who was the first person to become Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) in Ethiopia in 2007 at age 24. Meried has got BSc in Electrical Engineering from Mekelle University and MBA in IT Management from Trident University International in CA, USA. He is certified in IT service management (ITIL) and project management professional (PMP). He had founded and led IE Networks into a homegrown forefront IT infrastructure solution provider for Ethiopian enterprises and public institutions. His current interests are leadership development, human history and its future, capitalist economy and rule of law.