Dr. Deepak Paudel is a public health leader and Health Systems Advisor with over two decades of experience working with governments, donors, international organizations, academia, and civil society in Nepal and internationally. He holds a PhD in International Health from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany, and master’s degrees in Public Health and Public Administration from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. Dr. Paudel has served in senior leadership roles with the Global Fund to combat TB, Malaria, and HIV/AIDS, as Director of Health, Nutrition, and HIV/AIDS at Save the Children Nepal, Health Advisor for the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), and Senior Program Specialist at USAID Nepal. He has led complex, large scale initiatives on health systems, governance, maternal and child survival, and health financing. Dr. Paudel is a member of the Nepal Public Health Association, serves on national advisory groups, and sits on the Ethics Board of the University of Manchester. He is also affiliated with the Center for International Health at LMU Munich, and is recognized for advancing interdisciplinary research and academic exchange across South Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America.