Drona R Ghimire is currently a Senior Environmental Specialist at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). He brings over two decades of hands-on experience in environmental and social management in infrastructure projects. Before joining AIIB, he spent more than 15 years at the World Bank. Over the course of his career, he has supported a wide range of infrastructure projects across multiple countries and sectors.

Drona has worked closely with governments, communities, development partners, and implementing stakeholders to integrate environmental and social considerations into the heart of project planning and implementation. He emphasizes early and continuous integration of these aspects into infrastructure design and delivery. He is committed to building local capacity and promoting infrastructure development that goes hand-in-hand with environmental stewardship and social inclusion.

He has collaborated with organizations such as ADB, IUCN, and ILO, and has contributed to projects funded by multilateral development banks. Drona holds a master’s degree in environmental engineering from the University of Liverpool, UK, and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from IIT Roorkee, India. Originally from Nepal, he is fluent in Nepali, English, and Hindi, and conversational in Urdu. He enjoys learning from the diversity of cultures and landscapes he encounters through his work.