Experience

CGAP

• United States
• International Affairs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Economic and Trade Specialist (CGAP - World Bank)

  • Aug 2022 - Present



SpringPeak

• Nepal

• Founding Principal

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

• International Affairs
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Economist

  • Oct 2019 - Jul 2022



International Labour Organization

• Switzerland
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Consultant (Economist)

  • Jul 2018 - Sep 2019

  Multiple assignments over the period including: Consultant Junior Economist with the Regional Economic and Social Analysis (RESA) Unit at International Labour Organization Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ILO ROAP); Co-author of ILO ROAP flagship publication "Preparing for the future of work: National policy responses in ASEAN +6"; Labour Force Survey data cleaning and processing; Labour market research and analysis. Consultant for the Regional Economic and Social Analysis (RESA) Unit at International Labour Organization Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ILO ROAP); Conducting systematic research and drafting a working paper on policies, programs, and initiatives in countries in the region that, incorporating the use of technology, have become vehicles for the formalization of economies or the transition towards it. Consultant for the International Labour Organization (ILO)'s Decent Work Technical Support Team (DWT) for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific supporting the Skills and Employability Specialist.



International Labour Organization

• Switzerland
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Intern

  • Aug 2017 - Jan 2018

  Regional Economic and Social Analysis (RESA) Unit - ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific - Supported the compilation of national and regional economic and labour market statistics for use in RESA products; - Drafted policy briefs in the Bali Declaration series (highlighting priority areas of ILO work in the region); - Drafted Decent Work and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Baseline Indicators country profiles; - Undertook research and drafted a research brief on reduced remittance costs as a potential SDG accelerator with a focus on emerging technologies such as blockchains; - Supported the maintenance and expansion of regional databases on labour market indicators, including wages; - Undertook background research on various economic and decent work-related topics as requested; - Drafted internal background notes with a focus on specific country and thematic issues and contribute to the production of ILO reports and publications; and - Participated in team meetings and workshops involving tripartite constituents; and Supported other activities of RESA as required.



Nepal Economic Forum

• Nepal
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Fellow

  • Nov 2015 - Oct 2016

  - Lead co-author for NEF's comprehensive report on the social and economic impacts of Nepal blockade 2015/16 entitled Post Disaster Assessment: Blockade 2015/16 and the associated sectorial policy briefs; - Contributed to multiple issues of nefport - A quarterly economic review published by NEF - Conducted field visits, collected and analyzed data, and drafted sections of reports for multiple development consulting assignments of NEF's devCon division - Undertook economic research and policy analysis under multiple themes focussed on the Nepalese economy; - Authored twelve blog posts, including three co-authored, on various policy issues and the Himalayan Consensus discourse; and - Part of the organizing team for Himalayan Consensus Summit 2016 in Kathmandu (March 17-18, 2016) and jointly drafted the proceedings report of the event.