Tim Gocher is the founder and CEO of Dolma Fund Management, the first international private equity firm to focus on empowering Nepal’s entrepreneur ecosystem. Under his leadership, Dolma has backed transformative healthcare and technology companies, including investments that expand access to quality medical care and AI-driven solutions. Dolma’s portfolio has created more than 11,000 jobs in Nepal and other developing countries and pioneered renewable energy and healthcare investments. 

He is also the founder and chairman of the Dolma Foundation, a charity focused on education in Nepal. He sits on the Lord Mayor’s Ethical AI Initiative in London, where he helps shape global dialogues on responsible AI adoption. Before launching Dolma, he spent 12 years with Deloitte, J.P. Morgan and E.ON. He is an honorary professor of sustainable business at the University of Nottingham and sits on the Executive Advisory Committee at Fast-Infra in Basel, a collaboration involving the OECD and HSBC aimed at addressing the global sustainable infrastructure investment gap. 

He has an MBA from London Business School, and in 2022 he was awarded the OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to British investment and economic development in Nepal.