About
My work is a simple commitment: that geography should never decide who gets to learn, collaborate, or create change.
I grew up in a remote village in Panchakanya, Nepal, without road access. For years, walking for hours each day was the only way to reach school. The wider world felt distant, not for any lack of curiosity, but because the opportunities to engage with it simply did not exist.
What changed my life was a bridge someone else built for me. Through the Fulbright/USEF Nepal Opportunity Funds Program, I received the mentorship and support to apply abroad, and earned a full scholarship to Kenyon College through Early Decision. At Kenyon I studied Mathematics and Economics with a minor in Computer Science, spent a full junior year studying abroad at the University of Oxford, and completed a summer program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Along the way I gained the professional grounding that now informs my consulting: an analyst role at Morningstar and a venture-capital internship at the Ohio Innovation Fund, where I worked in financial modeling, data analysis, and investment strategy. I have also served as a Consultant to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as a Youth Engagement Coordinator at Nepal's Office of the Prime Minister. During my senior year I worked as a Senior Admission Fellow in Kenyon College's admissions office, reading applications from the other side of the desk.
Even as a student, I wanted to reopen the door I had walked through. As a Davis Projects for Peace winner, I returned to Nepal to set up a rural computer lab and skills-training program. I went on to lead a US-based nonprofit and launched internship and fellowship programs that have helped young Nepalis reach leading universities abroad, and brought international students to Nepal.
Today I channel that work as Executive Director of the Institute for Rural Development (IRD), a tech-driven organization advancing sustainable development in Nepal's rural communities; through 8K Tech, a UK-registered company I co-founded that connects Nepal's engineering talent with clients worldwide; and through cross-border education initiatives like the Meridian Scholars Program. I've had the privilege of leading two Oxford Diplomatic Society delegations to Nepal and representing Nepal on delegations as far as Oman.
This year, I begin a PhD at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs, deepening the policy foundations of the work I care about most.
It has been a long path from walking hours to school to building global partnerships. All of it points in the same direction: making sure the next student in a roadless village has a bridge waiting for them, too.
Won the grant and ran a rural computer lab and skills-training program in Nepal.
Admitted Early Decision through the Opportunity Funds Program.
A full year at Oxford; later summer study at Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth.
Analyst and VC intern in the US; consultant to Nepal's Foreign Ministry; Youth Engagement Coordinator at the Office of the Prime Minister; and a Senior Admission Fellow in Kenyon's admissions office.
Founded a UK-registered tech company and grew the Teach & Travel internship into an annual program.
Two Oxford Diplomatic Society delegations to Nepal, the Meridian Scholars launch, and the Youth Policy Dialogue Series.
University of Minnesota.
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