Negesti Kaudo, who studied English and Creative Writing in North Carolina and Chicago, Illinois, has worked in higher education since 2016, developing a specialty in teaching English composition and rhetoric. She earned her BA from Elon University and her MFA from Columbia College Chicago.

Negesti Kaudo is an Adjunct Instructor at Columbus College of Art & Design and teaches Writing & The Arts. Her professional recognition includes the Ohioana Library Association's Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant in 2015, and published work in Seneca Review, NewCity Lit, Mosaic Magazine, READY Publication, Cosmonauts Avenue, Columbia College Chicago's DEMO magazine, and elsewhere.