About

Dr. Atreya currently serves as a Managing Director at Banking Finance and Insurance Institute of Nepal (BFIN). He is also representing as a Board Member in Citizens Bank International, CARE Ratings Nepal Limited, Emerging Nepal Limited and also the Member in the Infrastructure, Banking and Finance Sub Committee of CNI in Nepal. Dr. Atreya also represents in the Advisory Council of Risk Management Association of India and in Editorial Board of Journal of Banking, Finance and Insurance published by RMAI, India. He is appointed as Adjunct Professor at Centurion University, Odisha, India. Prior to joining BFIN, Dr. Atreya holds over 30 years of professional experience in various capacities in Nepal Rastra Bank, (the central bank of Nepal), as the CEO of Emerging Nepal Limited and Nepal Bank Limited, served as National Project Coordinator with UNDP/Government of Denmark Project and conducted demand and supply-side study of financial inclusion roadmap for Nepal. Dr. Atreya contributed to developing a five-year strategic plan for Nepal Rastra Bank, and also in preparing the Financial Sector Development Strategy approved by the Government of Nepal.

He is a Strategist, Motivator, Management and Banking Expert, and a practical Resource Person. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Public Management Reform from Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, and an MBA (India) and an MPA master’s degree from Nepal. Dr. Atreya has over four dozen publications, both in national and international journals and in daily Newspapers, to his credit. He is also on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Banking Finance and Insurance.