Ms Ugyen Choden

Biography

Personal Profile

Ability to foresee evolutionary change and translate an organization’s mission into actionable activities. Good in promoting teamwork and collaboration. Persistent in adding value, delivering quality work by identifying, brainstorming and resolving problems through fact-based analysis.

Education/Qualification

  1. Graduate Diploma in Business (major in Professional Accounting (2012) from Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
  2. 2000-2003 – Bachelors in Commerce (Honours), Sherubtse college, Delhi University, India

Employment

January 2018- Present, Chief Analyst,

Department of Financial Regulation and Supervision, Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan

Officiating Director (October 2018-March 2019), Department of Financial Regulation and Supervision.

January 2013- January 2018, Senior Analyst

Department of Financial Regulation and Supervision, Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan.

October 2004-2013, Examining Officer

Department of Financial Regulation and Supervision, Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan.

October 2003-2004, Trainee Officer

Department of Financial Regulation and Supervision, Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan.

Professional Membership

  • Member of the Fund Management Technical Committee for the management of the COVID 19 Pandemic Response Fund, Ministry of Finance.
  • Member, Formulation of Monetary Measures in response to COVID19, Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMA).
  • Member, Technical Committee for the computation of the interest payment support as part of the Monetary Measures during COVID 19 pandemic.
  • Focal person to make a presentation to Parliamentarians on the Monetary Measures in response to COVID 19 pandemic.
  • Technical Committee in formulating National Insurance Sector Strategy.
  • Focal person from the DFRS during the drafting of AML/CFT Act and AML/CFT Rules and Regulations.
  • Focal person during the Bhutan/National ML/FT Risk Assessment/ Mutual Evaluation.
  • Member, Prospectus Approval Committee (for initial public offering of shares and bonds), Ministry of Economic Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan.
  • Member of Technical Committee, Accounting and Auditing Standard Board of Bhutan (Ministry of Finance).
  • Member, SME Finance Working Group and Financial Inclusion working group, Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI).
  • Member, Implementing Financial Sector Development Action Plan (Ministry of Finance/ RMA).
  • Member, drafting, review of any rules and regulations, directives, policies issued by the Department.
  • Member of Technical Advisory Committee for Pension and Provident Fund.
  • Working Group Member, Financial Inclusion Strategy Peer Learning Group, Alliance for Financial Inclusion.
  • Technical committee member in drafting National Financial Inclusion Strategy 2018-2023.