Sirak was the chief compliance officer of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange for more than 2.5 years and acted as a technical advisor to the Exchange during the transition of the management of the Exchange to locally recruited staff. At the Exchange, he oversaw the rules, investigations, enforcement, membership, client protection, arbitration and market surveillance departments.
Prior to joining the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange, Sirak worked as a staff attorney and Associate in the Corporate and Securities departments of Wilmer Hale LLP (Washington, DC), Arnold & Porter LLP (Washington, DC) and White & Case LLP (Washington, DC and London, England).