Leadership & Governance

Leadership Team

Himal Karmacharya

Himal Karmacharya

Chief Advisor & Patron

President and Chairman of Leapfrog Technology.

Education: B.S. and M.Eng from M.I.T.

Biswas Shrestha

Biswas Shrestha

Chairperson (BOD)

Director in Kirana and Leapfrog Technology.

Education: BBA from UTS.

Miraj Shrestha

Miraj Shrestha

Acting Chairperson, Director (BOD)

Managing Partner, Kusum Law Firm

Education: B.A. from Sri Venkateswara College, India. LLB from Nepal Law Campus, International Trade Law from Center for American and International Law, Texas (US)

Sandeep Sharma

Sandeep Sharma

Principal, Director (BOD)

Director at City Express Finance Co. Ltd. Previously worked at L3 Harris & Collins Aerospace.

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech. M.S. in Systems Engineering & Project Management from Johns Hopkins University.

Chris Sprague

Chris Sprague

Vice Principal - Global Education & Technology

CEO of Leapfrog Technology. Previously worked at Oracle and was the co-founder and CEO at OpenStudy.

Education: B.S. in Symbolic Systems and Computer Science from Stanford University. M.S. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.

Chandika Bhandari

Chandika Bhandari

Director (BOD)

President at Leapfrog Technology. Previously, Founder and CEO at SeattleAppLab. Also, 10+ years of experience at Microsoft.

Education: Bachelors in Computer Science from Brigham Young University (BYU).

Akhilesh Upadhyay

Akhilesh Upadhyay

Director (BOD)

Senior Journalist and Former Editor-in-Chief of The Kathmandu Post.

Education: M.A. in Journalism from New York University (NYU).

Rajesh Rauniyar

Rajesh Rauniyar

Director (BOD)

BOD in Nebico Pvt. Ltd., Nepal CRS Company and Mahalaxmi Development Bank

Education: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MNIT, Jaipur. MBA from University of Toledo, Ohio.

Prakash Babu Paudel

Prakash Babu Paudel

Director (BOD)

Chairman, Capital Media Group

Education: B.A. from Tribhuwan University. M.A in Anthropology from Purbanchal University.

Sharan Kumar Aryal

Sharan Kumar Aryal

Director - Senior School

Extensive experience in Nepal’s education industry. Previously worked at National Investigation Department.

Education: Master in Public Administration (MPA) from T.U.

Rose Malla Upadhyay

Rose Malla Upadhyay

Director – Junior School

20+ years of experience in teaching and school management (Rajarshi Gurukul & Rato Bangala).

Education: B.A. in English Literature from Patan Multiple Campus.

Board of Directors

Sandeep Sharma

Sandeep Sharma

Principal / Director

Miraj Shrestha

Miraj Shrestha

Director

Rajesh Rauniyar

Rajesh Rauniyar

Director

Akhilesh Upadhyay

Akhilesh Upadhyay

Director

Prakash Babu Paudel

Prakash Babu Paudel

Director

Chandika Bhandari

Chandika Bhandari

Director