01 — Policy
Industrial & startup policy
National Startup Enterprise Policy 2081 and the revision of the Industrial Enterprise Act 2076.
Executive Director, IEDI
Building Nepal’s enterprise ecosystem.
Twenty‑three years across the Government of Nepal, the United Nations, USAID and the private sector — in industrial policy, entrepreneurship and public health systems.
23+
Years of leadership
7
Provinces with incubation programmes
2081 BS
National Startup Enterprise Policy
4
Degrees · PhD ongoing
About
From factory floors to national policy.
An unusual sequence: six years in industry, then a decade in public health logistics with USAID, JSI and PSI, and finally the industrial policy desk as Executive Director of IEDI.
He remains a frequent keynote speaker on entrepreneurship and the startup economy, and is currently a PhD scholar.
Areas of work
Three threads through one career
02 — Enterprise
Incubation in seven provinces
Business incubation established nationwide through public–private partnership.
03 — Systems
Health supply chains
A decade with USAID, JSI and PSI strengthening national supply chains.
Startups are not a side programme. They are how a country like Nepal creates the jobs that keep its young people home.Watch the talk
Media
Talks & interviews
Recent
Speaking & engagements
Keynotes, panels and forums on entrepreneurship and the startup economy.
Startups: Role in Nation Building
Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur
Keynote
Startup and Innovation — Entrepreneur Development Conference 2026
Keynote to entrepreneurs, 2026
Keynote
Growth Forum Nepal 2026
Embark College with the University of Roehampton — May 2026
Panel