Zelalem was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and immigrated to the U.S. when he was 4. He currently lives in Rockville, MD and is the oldest of 3 boys. was born in Ethiopia and moved to Rockville, MD He is the oldest of 3 siblings. He is the first in his family to go to college and after graduation he’ll be working for Accenture in the Washington D.C. He plans to enter the digital marketing realm and pursue an MBA in the near future.