Preeti Pandey Adhikary is the Founder of The Great Nepali Diaspora, a non-profit community of exceptional global Nepali talent that aims to nurture connection, collaboration, and camaraderie. In less than two years, this community has grown to over 2,000 members, 50 chapters, 14 industry-specific hubs, and hosted 150 events. Preeti is also the Founder of Empowered Women, an initiative to connect Nepali women worldwide. She is the General Partner of Momo VC, a venture capital fund created to support underrepresented founders.

She holds a Master of Advanced Management from Yale School of Management and an MBA from the University of British Columbia. Before Yale SOM, she was the VP of Marketing/Operations of Fusemachines Inc. in NYC, which will be one of the first companies with a Nepali founder to go public on NASDAQ in 2024. With over 17 years of diverse experience in tech startups, banking, and nonprofits, Preeti is passionate about creating and supporting community-driven ventures that have a positive social and economic impact