Lhakpa Nyinjee has a decade of experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating development policies related to public finance and fiscal strategy, tax reforms and regulations, municipal finance, and public administration. She has held various roles at the Ministry of Finance in the government of Bhutan, including policy analyst, manager, and trainer. Throughout her career, she has contributed to formulating fiscal policies, enhancing public service delivery, and mobilizing domestic resources to achieve the development philosophy of Gross National Happiness.

Additionally, Nyinjee served as a research/program associate at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. There she also gained experience as a teaching assistant for the Adaptive Leadership course. Recently, she was an African Bridge Network fellow in the Grant Administration Division at the Ragon Institute of Mass General Brigham, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University.

Nyinjee holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Delhi University, a master’s degree in international economics and finance from Chulalongkorn University, and a master of public administration degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.