Relevant Experiences
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Between 2008 and 2013 I served on the International Advisory Board Member for Patan Academy of Health Sciences, helping establish the vision and mission, the policies, the curriculum, and the admissions procedures of a new rural-service-oriented medical school in Nepal.
- At ICIMOD I led the establishment of the Atmosphere Initiative in January 2013, and the Atmosphere Regional Programme in 2018. Both were set up to address atmospheric issues in the Hindukush Himalaya by increasing scientific understanding and capacity as well as influencing policy and actions. I was able to establish data-driven approaches to air pollution policy in Bhutan and Nepal by motivating the establishment of air pollution public information systems driven by monitoring networks run by the Government of Nepal’s Department of Environment and Bhutan’s National Environment Commission. Serving on ICIMOD’s construction committee, I also actively participated in design decisions for the centre’s annex office building.
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- As an the advisory board of Nepal Economic Forum since 2014, I have been able to guide and oversee its gradual growth from a handful of individuals to a growing institution with multiple centers that transcend the individual person and activity.
- Serving on the Steering Committee of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition from 2015-20, I provided strategic inputs on global coalition’s future directions: I co-authored a decade-scale visioning document, provided regular inputs on budget, budget allocation, fund raising, decision making structures as well as themes and agenda of global meetings. I also hosted a critical strategy meeting of the Steering Committee in Nepal in 2018, ensuring sufficient informal brainstorming opportunities by taking delegates on hikes.
- As a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS), since February 2021, I am guiding the establishment of its Center for Sustainability. I have been supporting the hiring and supervision of interns and staff for the center, as well as seeking funding and building external partnerships with relevant institutions.
- As the CEO of Ullens Education Foundation from February 2020 to January 2022, I was responsible for the maintenance of excellence at existing institutions run by the Foundation (Kindergarten, School, International Baccalaureate Degree Program, Outdoor Learning Center) through a challenging period dominated by Covid uncertainties and lockdowns. I established an expert advisory task force, led contingency planning exercises, oversaw the establishment and enforcement of protocols, and ensured that key decisions were based on both latest scientific knowledge and an internal consensus building process. As CEO I was also responsible for preparing the Foundation for growth. I oversaw the hiring of key leaders and the introduction of new HR and finance policies. I also laid the groundwork for the establishment of a gap year program, a teacher training center, and several external partnerships.
