Manisha Pradhananga

Manisha Pradhananga currently serves as a Senior Economist in the Economic Research and Development Impact Department at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), having joined the organization in February 2018 after previously holding the position of Economist in the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department. Prior to ADB, Manisha worked as an Assistant Professor of Economics at Knox College from September 2014 to January 2018 and was a Research Associate at the Asian Development Bank Institute from August 2011 to July 2013. Earlier career experience includes a role as a Program Associate at South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment from 2006 to 2008. Manisha holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics and International Relations from Mount Holyoke College.