Background & Expertise

Sumana Shrestha is a management consultant by training, an entrepreneur by passion and an activist by necessity.
From mobilizing community at the local level in advocating for conserving heritages of Kasthamandap to Rani Pokhari, Sumana has successfully led movements. Above all, she has built self-sustaining systems in her professional career and voluntary endeavors.

Sumana’s journey from a local school to Ivy League to Wall Street

Education

degree

Masters of Business Administration

MIT Sloan School of Management
Cambridge, MA, USA
degree

BA, Dual Majors in Economics and Mathematics magna cum laude with honors

Bryn Mawr College
PA, USA
degree

A-levels

Budhanilkantha School
Kathmandu, Nepal
degree

School Leaving Certificate

Saraswati Boarding Higher Secondary School
Chhetrapati, Kathmandu, Nepal

Professional and Voluntary work

workplace

Fusemachines Inc

Head of Global Operations and Strategy
Kathmandu, Nepal
workplace

Carpool Kathmandu

Founder and Community moderator
Kathmandu, Nepal
workplace

Medication for Nepal

Founder and Community moderator
Kathmandu, Nepal
workplace

Boston Consulting Group

Consultant
Maryland, USA
workplace

Antenna Foundation Nepal

Project Coordinator
Kathmandu, Nepal
workplace

Citigroup Inc,

Analyst, Municipal Securities Structuring Division
London, UK
workplace

FNCCI

Member of Startup and Innovation Committee
Kathmandu, Nepal
workplace

USEF Fullbright Commission in Nepal

Board member
Kathmandu, Nepal
workplace

Kasthamandap Reconstruction

Chairperson for office management
Kathmandu, Nepal
workplace

COVID Alliance for Nepal

Initiator
Kathmandu, Nepal
workplace

Save Nepal Heritage

Initiator
Kathmandu, Nepal
workplace

Alliance for disaster relief

Initiator
Kathmandu, Nepal
workplace

Sew Blanket Campaign

Initiator
Kathmandu, Nepal

Public Speeches and Presentations