Sachet Manandhar

Bio

Sachet is a changemaker with over a decade of experience in running and managing social enterprises. A co-founder of the Karkhana network, he served as the CFO of the social business arm from its inception, shepherding its path to scale and securing a major impact investment. Deeply interested in youth-led change, especially around entrepreneurship, education and climate issues, he chose to move to Karkhana Samuha, the non-profit arm of the network as Executive Director.

Trained as an Engineer at Kathmandu University School of Engineering, Sachet maintains a deep love for STEM and sees a role for creative engineering in many of the social issues he tackles. In addition to his work Sachet is engaged in various social and professional forums that further his commitment to his change making. He is a member of the Global Shapers Kathmandu Hub, an initiative of the World Economic Forum (WEF), a Climate Reality Leader at The Climate Reality Project.