About Us

Governance

Steering Committee members

Attaullah Shah, PhD

Vice Chancellor

Karakoram International University

Habibullah Habib, PhD

Professor

Kabul University

Afghanistan

Sara Nowreen, PhD

Professor

Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)

Bangladesh

Nidup Dorji, PhD

Vice Chancellor

The Royal University of Bhutan

Bhutan

Liu Peng, PhD

Professor

Yunnan University

China

Nang Hseng Hom, PhD

Rector

Yenzin Agriculture University

Myanmar

Tri Ratna Bajracharya, PhD

Professor

Institute of Engineering, TU

Nepal

Chi Huyen Truong, PhD

Executive Officer

Himalayan University Consortium ICIMOD

Syed Habib Bokhari, PhD

Vice Chancellor

Kohsar University Murree

Pakistan

Nichole Georgeou, PhD

Associate Professor

Western Sydney University

Australia

Rosalind Cornforth, PhD

Director

The Walker Institute, University of Reading

United Kingdom

Pema Gyamtsho, PhD

Chair

Director General

ICIMOD

2021 – 2025

Bhutan

Mohammad Rezaur Rehman, PhD

Member

Professor

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

2020 – 2024

Bangladesh

Tahira Jasmin, PhD

Member

Principal Scientific Officer

National Agricultural Research Centre

2021 – 2024

Pakistan

Xu Jun, PhD

Member

Professor and PhD Advisor

Sichuan University

2016 – 2023

China

Ranbeer S Rawal, PhD

Director

G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development

2020-2021

Bim Prasad Shrestha, PhD

Professor/Department Head

Kathmandu University

2016-2021

Bahadar Nawab Khattak, PhD

Chairman/Department Head

COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI)

2016-2021

Ashok Gurung, PhD

Director

India China Institue, The New School

2016-2021

David James Molden, PhD

Director General

ICIMOD

2014-2020

Eklabya Sharma, PhD

Deputy Director General

ICIMOD

2014-2018

Pitamber Prasad Dhyani, PhD

Director

G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development

2016-2019

Ruijun Long, PhD

Professor

Lanzhou University

2014-2016

Gao Liang

Sichuan University

June 2019 – Jan 2020

China

Linghua Zhang

Sichuan University

Oct 2016 – March 2017

China

Su Nan

Sichuan University

Apr 2017 – Aug 2018

China

Teng Geer

Sichuan University

June 2018 – May 2019

China

Wang JuanJuan

Sichuan University

Apr 2016 – May 2016

Secretariat & Supporting Team

Babar Khan

Interim Programme Coordinator

Secretariat Lead

Chi Huyen Truong, PhD

Executive Officer

Himalayan University Consortium ICIMOD

Achala Sharma

Programme Associate

Jan 2016 – Sept 2023

Alina Shrestha

Special Service Agreement (SSA)

Feb 2017 – Aug 2019

Anja Moller Rasmussen

Senior Manager

Knowledge Management and Communications (KMC)

Ayush Sharma

Special Service Agreement (SSA)

Nov 2018 – May 2019

Bhawana Syangden

Programme Officer

Mountain Knowledge and Action Networks

Jan 2018 – Dec 2024

Dipshikha Gurung

Communications Associate

March 2012

Himaa Rai

Programme Associate

Jan – Dec 2024

Mona Sharma

Communication Officer

Jan 2023 – Aug 2024

Monshe Rahman

Special Service Agreement (SSA)

Sept 2015 – June 2016

Sanhita Sahasrabudhe

Communication Officer

Jan 2018 – Dec 2022

Sudeshna Nepal

Programme Associate Consultant

Oct 2023 – Jan 2024

Udayan Mishra

Knowledge Management and Networking Officer

Jan 2017 – Dec 2022

Aruna Koju

Special Service Agreement (SSA)

Kritika Sharma

Senior Web Associate