Board of Trustees

Mr. Padma Jyoti

Chairperson

Tall personalities in business and industries in Nepal Mr. Jyoti is a former member of the Constituent Assembly/Parliament with a leadership role in the business community. He is also the former president of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Nepal Business Initiative. Former Senate members of various universities Mr. Jyoti has experience as the CEO of a number of manufacturing enterprises and hydropower companies.

Mr. Bhanu Prasad Acharya

Former Auditor General and Finance Secretary in the Government of Nepal. Mr. Acharya has a leadership role in managing federal government finances in turbulent times, knowledge of government processes, and understanding of public financial management systems. He is a reputed personality in the finance sector of Nepal.

Mr. Lochan Gyawali

A true entrepreneur Mr. Gyawali has experience as CEO of the tea, microelectronics, and tourism industries. He has established and managed companies related to agriculture, bottled gas, microelectronics, hotels, and trekking, and has gained international recognition in both microelectronics and organic tea production.

Prof. Nam-Pyo Suh

Former President, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Prof. Nam-pyo, was Assistant Director for Engineering of the National Science Foundation, USA, and the MIT Professor of Mechanical Engineering.

Prof. Pushkar Bajracharya

Professor of Management, Tribhuvan University; Prof. Bajracharya was a former member of the National Planning Commission of Nepal. He has specializations in policy formulation, policy analysis, trade, strategic management, and institutional strengthening; experience of consulting work for donors and governments; knowledge of higher education; and experience in management positions.

Dr. Sanduk Ruit

Remarkable contribution made to the society through the establishment of Tilganga Eye Hospital; internationally renowned for his work in organizing free cataract surgery camps in Nepal and abroad; recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award (“Asia’s Nobel Prize”) in 2006 and ISA Award in 2023.

Prof. Sangeeta Singh

Professor of Urban Planning, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University; Director, Center for Applied Research and Development; Program Coordinator, M.Sc. in Energy for Sustainable Social Development; Prof. Singh is recently appointed as member of National Planning Commission of Nepal.

Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna

Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the former Vice President of National University of Singapore; Thomson Reuters recognized him among the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds; Stanford Composite score (c-score) ranks him among the top 6 impactful researchers of the world in the categories of materials, biomedical engineering, and enabling & strategic technologies. He is the Honorary Everest Chair of Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology.

Prof. Sudarshan Raj Tiwari

Professor of Architecture, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University; former Dean, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University. Prof. Tiwari has a substantial contribution to the historical planning studies of Kathmandu Valley.

Prof. Suzanne Fortier

Former Principal and Vice Chancellor University of McGill, President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global University Leaders Forum; Member of the Board of Governors of the Technion Israel Institute of Technology, the University of the People and the HEC Paris International Advisory Board.

Mr. Arjun Prasad Pokharel

Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Government of Nepal.

Hon. Mahesh Kumar Bartaula

Member, House of Representatives, Makwanpur- 02, Nepal.

Madhu Kumar Marsini

Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Government of Nepal.

Dr. Deepak Kafle

Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Government of Nepal.

Mr Suresh Adhikari

Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Government of Nepal.

Prof. Shankar Prasad Bhandari

Member-Secretary, University Grants Commission, Nepal.

Prof. Rajendra Dhoj Joshi

President, Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology, Nepal.