Utsav Kharel

SomRIL LAB LEAD

Utsav has taken over the leadership of the Somalia Response Innovation Lab (SomRIL) after a tenure as head of the Nepal Innovation Lab, a RIL Affiliate Facility. Prior to his work with RIL, his career has included work as a senior management consultant, co-founder of a tech startup (Yotta Technologies), visiting faculty (The British College in Kathmandu), Leadership Development Consultant at Change Leadership and Partners (London, Cologne, and Tunis) and non-profit Strategy and Enterprise Risk Management Specialist (World Vision Nepal).

Utsav received an Honours Degree in International Business Management from Oxford Brookes Business School. He speaks English, Nepali, Hindi, Urdu, and basic French. He is based in Nairobi, Kenya.