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Sophia began her career working with a number of large banking institutions, such as: PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Bank of America, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, and the Union Bank of California. Her corporate career also involved consultant work with multinational firms, technology risk assessment, computer quality assurance, and project management.  <ref>[http://www.aitecafrica.com/user/view/Sophia+Bekele Aitec Africa]</ref>

Sophia began her career working with a number of large banking institutions, such as: PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Bank of America, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, and the Union Bank of California. Her corporate career also involved consultant work with multinational firms, technology risk assessment, computer quality assurance, and project management.  <ref>[http://www.aitecafrica.com/user/view/Sophia+Bekele Aitec Africa]</ref>

==CBS International==

==CBS International==

In 1998, Ms. Bekele founded [[CBS International]]; a non-profit organization with the goal of supporting technology in organizations wroking in emerging markets.<ref>[http://cbsegroup.com/main.html?src=%2F85001%2F88022.html#1,0 CBS International]</ref>

In 1998, Ms. Bekele founded [[CBS International]]; a non-profit organization with the goal of supporting technology in organizations working in emerging markets. Their self-described mission is to: "Utilize our experience in consulting services in sales, software training , and provide our clients with a total systems solutions to help lower their cost and maximize efficiency in the delivery of quality products and services".<ref>[http://cbsegroup.com/main.html?src=%2F85001%2F88022.html#1,0 CBS International]</ref>

 

==Other Endeavours==

==Other Endeavours==

Additionally, Ms. Bekele has initiated the formation of the African grouping within [[ICANN]]; as well as starting and leading the [[.Africa]] project through her creation of the non-profit organization DotConnectAfrica ([[DCA]]).<ref>[http://nazret.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/17/ethiopia_s_sophia_bekele_says_interest_h Nazret]</ref>

Additionally, Ms. Bekele has initiated the formation of the African grouping within [[ICANN]]; as well as starting and leading the [[.Africa]] project through her creation of the non-profit organization DotConnectAfrica ([[DCA]]).<ref>[http://nazret.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/17/ethiopia_s_sophia_bekele_says_interest_h Nazret]</ref>