Krishna Bikram Shah

Krishna Bikram Shah is the Executive Director Pro Bono at Global Compact Nepal, the local network of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), a voluntary non-binding United Nations pact to encourage businesses worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies and to report on their implementation. Before joining the Global Compact in 2019, Krishna was the Executive Director Pro Bono at Hoste Hainse, a non-profit non-governmental organization (NGO) that caters to sustainable community development through education. Krishna also serves on the board of GoodWeave, an organization that is dedicated to ending illegal child labour primarily in the hand-knotted rug manufacturing industry. In addition to being a Rotarian, Krishna is also the Vice-Chair on the board of the US Embassy School in Kathmandu. 

Although his formal education is technical with a Master’s in Software Engineering, he has sustainability in his DNA with 25+ years of hands-on experience and activism.