Who We Are

Our Team

AHF works with local NGOs and community groups to bring real change directly to the people in the Himalaya most in need. We know the territory and where to intervene to create the greatest impact for the least cost—and everything we undertake has local buy-in. AHF’s headquarters are in San Francisco with a Nepal Country Office (NCO).

San Francisco Office

Senior Director of Program

Betsy Horan

Program & Finance Director

Sarah Bakker

Director of Operations

Rosalinda Garciacano

Finance & Administrative Assistant

Brendan McHugh

Administrative and Communications Associate

Nepal Country Office

Charu Pradhan

Nepal Country Director

Tshering Lama

Associate Field Director

Pema Chhiring Lama

Finance Officer

Sradha Tamrakar

Administrative Assistant

Yangchen Lama

Administrative & Program Associate

Bal Krishna Parajuli

Comptroller

Raju Maharjan

Transportation and Logistics

Board of Directors

David Bonderman
AHF Interim Chairman
Ft. Worth, TX
Managing Partner, Texas Pacific Group
Bernard Osher
AHF Vice Chairman
San Francisco, CA
Private Investor
Michael Klein
AHF Secretary
Washington, D.C.
Foundation Executive
Dr. Louis Reichardt
AHF Treasurer
New York, NY
Director, Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
Conrad Anker
Bozeman, MT
Climber
Heidi Blum
Switzerland
Skier, Designer, Entrepreneur
Ambassador Peter W. Bodde
Baltimore, MD
Retired Ambassador
Christopher Hest
California
Nonprofit Executive
Peter Hillary
Auckland, New Zealand
Author, Climber
Seth Hufstedler
Los Angeles, CA
Attorney
Jon Krakauer
At large
Author and Climber
Eileen Mariano
California
Policy Advisor
George E. McCown
Menlo Park, CA
Managing Director, American Infrastructure MLP Fund
Bruce McCubbrey
San Francisco, CA
Patent Lawyer
Ambassador Nancy Powell
Lewes, DE
Retired Career Ambassador
Nicole Shanahan
California
Philanthropist, Founder & President of Bia Echo Foundation
James Simons
New York, NY
President, Euclidean Capital LLC

Emeritus Directors

Hon. Julia Chang Bloch
Washington, DC
Former U.S. Ambassador to Nepal
James Whittaker
Port Townsend, WA
Mountaineer