Ekanath Khatiwada
Board Member - Global Diaspora Confederation
Ekanath Khatiwada is a first trustee of Global Diaspora Confederation who joined as interim board member in 2020. Ekanath is a development professional with an international profile, more than 20 years of experience both in Africa and Asia. He has been professionally associated with various international development agencies as well as UN agencies and implemented a wide range of development programs and projects including promoting various rural agribusiness enterprises, renewable energy enterprise technologies, tourism value chains, youth employment innovation fund and market-based approach. Ekanath has been contributing towards the Nepali Diaspora - Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) movement in various leadership capacities including its foundation committee chairship. He also drafted MUNAA concept note for NRNA-APC committee. Ekanath also supports NRNA to promote NRNA partnership globally. He is Founding Member of Nexus Institute for Research and Innovation (NIRI) and Editorial Board Member of Inderscience. In addition, he has also played an important role to mobilize 1 million US Dollars resources from ILO for COVID-19 Response to Nepali Migrant Workers in the Middle East countries. Ekanath is an MBA graduate from TU Nepal and MSc graduate from Edinburgh Business School of Heriot-Watt University UK on Strategic Planning. He has contributed to the development and dissemination (including publishing) of various best practice models of the private sector and youth entrepreneurship development. He is Honorary Member of Rotary Club of Nkwazi, Zambia and a Watt Legend nominated on the 200 years anniversary of Heriot Watt University in Scotland, UK.
