Dereje Alemayehu is the Executive Coordinator of the Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ). Prior to GATJ, he has served as the founding chair of Tax Justice Network Africa (2008-2016), as well as Senior Economic Justice Advisor and as Country Manager for East Africa at Christian Aid. Before joining the CSO sector, he worked as a Lecturer at the Free University Berlin from 1987-98. He holds an MA in Development Studies and PhD in Economics from the same university.