Nimesh Ghimire '15½ is the Lang Center's Senior Fellow in Social Innovation and Engaged Scholarship at Swarthmore. Before this, he spent 3.5 years at the social entrepreneurship pioneer Ashoka in Washington DC, where he led the re-commitment process for over 40 universities in 10 countries as part of Ashoka's Changemaker Campus program.

During his undergraduate years, Nimesh co-designed two Innovation Labs in rural Nepal, collaborating with local communities to address pressing challenges with support from Swarthmore, MIT, and USAID. He also played a key role in the early conceptualization of Nepal’s National Innovation Center, where he now serves in an advisory role.

Nimesh has consulted on projects funded by the European Commission and Oxfam Netherlands, focusing on resilient education models and economic empowerment hubs for women in climate-affected regions. He has also worked with the British Council's Global Changemakers and the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Next Generation. In 2009, he was recognized as one of Asia-Pacific’s 100 most promising young social entrepreneurs.

Nimesh is completing his graduate studies at the University of Cambridge's Judge Business School. He is passionate about translating big ideas into practical solutions for social impact.