Tirhas Mebrahtu  studies her BSC Forestry Science in Wondogenet College of Forestry and has received her Msc from Mekelle University.

 She has been working for more than ten years for the Ethiopian Environmental Protection Authority, former Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission. Her duties mainly focused on mobilizing resources from the International Multilateral and Bilateral funds to implement Environment and Climate change actions.

While working in different positions, she successfully mobilized more than 150 million USD from Green Climate Fund (GCF), Global Environment Facility (GEF), Fast Track Investment, Italian Government, Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) and UNDP and UNEP. Most of the projects support the rural communities to use renewable/clean energy and improve their livelihood.

In addition to resource Mobilization, she coordinates and manages projects. She successfully implements the GBEP funded project and continues working as national GBEP coordinator. 

Tirhas works as carbon market focal person and supports Institutions and Private sectors to engage in Carbon Market and many of the existing carbon Market projects are in energy sectors.

Tirhas Mebrahtu was awarded Influential Women in Energy Award at the Annual Women In energy Event hosted by EWiEn. The award is presented to women who work in the energy sector that are to have impactful leadership roles in the sector and therefore can pave the way for the young generation to aspire a profession and leadership role  in the energy sector.