NMS - Key Persons


Aashish Adhikari

Job Titles:
  • Founder at Red Mud Coffee
Aashish Adhikari, founder at Red Mud Coffee. Started Business in late 2012 with one store and currently operates five Red Mud Coffee Outlets. Led Red Mud Coffee to become the recipient of the first Investment deal through Nepal's first Business Accelerator, Rockstart Impact 2014-15. Currently, RedMud has over 65 employers.

Caleb Spear

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director of Portal Bikes
Caleb Spear is the Executive Director of Portal Bikes, a company building bicycles that create pathways out of poverty in developing countries. He served as the Director of Operations in Omega Bioenergy and was the President of The Nehamiah Group, USA.

Dr. Ajit Ranade

Job Titles:
  • Chief Economist, Aditya Birla Group
With earlier works as an Executive Officer of Financial Technologies India Ltd. and Chief Economist at ABN AMRO Bank, Dr. Ajit Ranade is currently the President and Chief Economist of Aditya Birla Group. He serves as a Director on the Board of Hindalco Almex Aerospace Limited, a joint venture company of USA. He is an active member of the Confederation of Indian Industry and has been on various committees of the government as well as the Reserve Bank of India. His professional career has spanned academic and corporate assignments, including teaching in universities in India and U.S.

Dr. Harsh Verma

Dr. Harsh Verma has experience in teaching with institutions such as Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) and Indian Institute of Management. He also has authored several publications, journal papers and books in the management domain and spearheaded the growth of sustainable management education practices in India.

Ishant Khaitan


Kritisha Prajapati


Mr. Anil Shah

Job Titles:
  • Anil Shah CEO, Mega Bank
  • Chief Executive Officer at Mega Bank Nepal Limited
Mr. Anil Shah is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Mega Bank Nepal Limited and the President of Nepal Bankers' Association. He also served as the CEO of Nabil Bank becoming the first Nepali CEO of a joint venture bank in Nepal.

Mr. Birendra Bahadur Basnet

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director and Member of the Board at Buddha Air
Mr. Birendra Bahadur Basnet serves as the Managing Director and Member of the Board at Buddha Air. He also is the Member of Board at Shikhar Insurance as well as the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.

Mr. Roger Adhikari

Job Titles:
  • Finance
  • Management Consultant
  • Roger Adhikari Finance and Management Consultant
A former Commercial pilot, Mr. Roger Adhikari is a Finance and Management Consultant with over two decades of experience in large, medium and startup companies in Silicon Valley, California.

Mr.Nirvana Chaudhary

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director of Chaudhary Group
Mr.Nirvana Chaudhary is the Managing Director of Chaudhary Group. He also serves as Vice President of Confederation of Nepalese Industries. His vision towards the future has taken him to C-suites of Himal Hydro, United Finance Limited, Nabil Bank, Taj Asia Hotels and many more.

Mrs. Rachana Gurung Sharma

Job Titles:
  • Trainer of "Miss Nepal
Mrs. Rachana Gurung Sharma is the official choreographer and trainer of "Miss Nepal" since it's inception. She is an event visualizer and has worked with companies like USHA International, India and Honda, Japan. She has also worked as a freelancer choreographer for various corporate programs.

Radhika Nemani


Sanjay Shah

Job Titles:
  • Founder and Executive Chairman at Finaccess Pvt
  • Sanjay Shah Executive Chairman at Finaccess Pvt. Ltd.
Sanjay Shah is the Co founder and Executive Chairman at Finaccess Pvt. Ltd., a startup company founded with a mission to eradicate the limitations that have hindered the growth and the true potential of FIs. He also serves as the Director of Bank of Kathmandu.