As an international affairs expert, Dawit has occupied senior roles in telecom, oil and gas, power, and real estate organizations in the United States, Middle East and Africa. He is highly experienced in partnerships, acquisitions, growth strategy, economic policy, project management, and public/private partnerships. He has advised corporate entities and leaders worldwide. While resident in Washington, DC, from 1998-2013 he worked in the Africa Energy Division of the World Bank, this include leadership roles on the Vice President's Internal Audit Department. Dawit filled an executive role for Nightingale Fuel, leading international strategic initiatives exceeding $600 million USD in capital expenditures.