Executive Directorate & Eminent Fellows

Governed by foremost infrastructure visionaries, former executive leaders of the Government of Nepal, and esteemed academics with over a century of cumulative sector stewardship.

Board of Directors

Guiding NRIPC’s strategic initiatives, research publications, and national policy engagements.

Dr. Chandra Bahadur Shrestha — Managing Director & Senior Infrastructure Specialist

Dr. Chandra Bahadur Shrestha

Managing Director & Senior Infrastructure Specialist

Chartered Civil Engineer and internationally recognized transport and infrastructure specialist with more than three decades of professional experience in policy, mega-projects, and academic leadership.

Key Specialization Transport Planning • Post-Disaster Reconstruction • Public Policy Formulation
Mr. Ram Chandra Shrestha — Director & Senior Highway / Procurement Specialist

Mr. Ram Chandra Shrestha

Director & Senior Highway / Procurement Specialist

Distinguished engineer and former senior executive at the Department of Local Infrastructure (DoLIDAR). He brings decades of extensive leadership in rural road master planning, FIDIC procurement management, and World Bank & ADB funded infrastructure projects.

Key Specialization Highway Engineering • e-GP Procurement • Contract Administration
Mr. Thakur Raj Panta — Director & Infrastructure Policy Specialist

Mr. Thakur Raj Panta

Director & Infrastructure Policy Specialist

Former Joint Secretary for the Government of Nepal with profound experience in public administration, inter-governmental fiscal coordination, and statutory infrastructure frameworks across federal, provincial, and local levels.

Key Specialization Statutory Policy • Federal Devolution • Governance & Standards
Mr. Narayan Prasad Baral — Director & Transport Planning Specialist

Mr. Narayan Prasad Baral

Director & Transport Planning Specialist

Senior transport engineer with over 30 years of experience advising federal and metropolitan agencies on urban traffic management, road safety auditing, and arterial corridor optimization in complex mountain and urban terrains.

Key Specialization Urban Traffic Management • Road Safety Auditing • Corridor Modeling
Mr. Naresh Kumar Shrestha — Director & Structural / Bridge Specialist

Mr. Naresh Kumar Shrestha

Director & Structural / Bridge Specialist

Eminent structural and bridge engineer with extensive experience leading bridge inspection programs, non-destructive testing (NDT), seismic vulnerability diagnostics, and mountain river crossing design standards across Nepal.

Key Specialization Bridge Asset Management • Seismic Retrofit • Forensic NDT Diagnostics

Senior Technical Advisors & Research Fellows

An extended network of multidisciplinary experts engaged across specialized research studies and policy dialogues.

Geotechnics

Geotechnical & Tunneling Wing

Specialists in Himalayan rock mechanics, mountain slope stability modeling, and underground highway tunnel feasibility diagnostics.

Hydrology

Hydrology & Climate Resilience

Hydrologists and environmental scientists focusing on catchment flash-flood prediction, mountain drainage engineering, and bio-engineering.

Procurement

Public Procurement & Contracts

Accredited master trainers in PPMO e-GP Phase II, FIDIC Conditions of Contract, and dispute adjudication board procedures.

Spatial GIS

GIS & Spatial Analytics Unit

Remote sensing and spatial data analysts delivering interactive web-GIS portals, satellite telemetry, and corridor vulnerability indexing.

Engage with Our Leadership & Advisors

To invite our executive directors for keynote addresses, policy advisory panels, or high-level technical committees, contact the NRIPC Secretariat.