September 28, 2026
Tashi Dendup is a social entrepreneur and governance specialist with over 15 years of leadership experience across civil society, training institutes, media, and governance programmes. He is the Founder and CEO of TD Research Centre, former Executive Director of the Film Association of Bhutan, and Strategic Governance Advisor to the Horticulture Association of Bhutan.
He has delivered national training on governance, civic engagement, and social accountability. He is the author of 50 Years of Royal Audit Authority and Prism of Youth: How Bhutanese Come Home (2009). He is also a scriptwriter, photographer, translator, and song composer and lyricist, having composed national theme songs for the Department of Intellectual Property and the Royal Audit Authority, National Commission of Women and Children, National Land commission of Bhutan and Department of law and order under the Ministry of Home Affairs. He holds a BA from Royal Thimphu College and serves on the boards of the Tuberculosis Association of Bhutan and the Bhutan Film Institute.