Profile

Dipesh Poudel, born and raised in Nepal, is the Partnerships and Youth Startup Support Coordinator with the Youth Team at UNDP Asia-Pacific. He supports young social entrepreneurs and ESOs across the region, empowering youth to co-create SDG solutions through social innovation. He also leads Campus Inno-Hive, a network that aims to position educational institutions as catalysts for youth empowerment, equipping young people with skills for employment, entrepreneurship, climate action, and policymaking.

Fueled by a strong passion for entrepreneurship, Dipesh has worked with tech startups in Nepal and embarked on an entrepreneurial journey with his friends. He was also actively involved with AIESEC Nepal and AI Dev Nepal, supporting the youth and AI movement in the country.

Dipesh currently resides in Bangkok, Thailand. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, and an MBA from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. During his MBA, he completed an exchange semester at EDHEC Business School in France, focusing on Entrepreneurship and Innovation, where he collaborated with entrepreneurs from different regions and worked with Station F in Paris.