Amrit Thapa is a lecturer in the International Educational Development Program and instructor in the Education Entrepreneurship Program. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from Sri Sathya Sai University, India, and M.Phil. and Ph.D. in economics and education from Columbia University. Dr. Thapa is also an affiliated researcher for the Center for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, co-founder of UNNAT Nepal, a non-profit organization, and vice president and representative to the United Nations for The Institute of Global Education (IGE), an NGO that has consultative status with the Economic & Social Council of the United Nations. Dr. Thapa is also a consultant to UNESCO Institute of Statistics, and serves as chair for the Economics and Finance of Education Special Interest Group for the Comparative and International Education Society.