Catherine Platt
Director of Development and Communications
Catherine Platt has a background in non-profit management, organizational development, and communications, and extensive experience working in the Tibetan and Chinese cultural spheres. Originally from the U.K., Catherine has a BA in East Asian Studies from Durham University and an MA in Anthropology of Development…
Élie Roux
Chief Technology Officer
Since obtaining his Diplôme d'ingénieur in Télécom Bretagne (France), Élie has been excited to promote cultural preservation through free software. He first did so by creating a Gregorian Chant score engraving software that is now used by major publishing companies, encouraging the creation of a…
Dechen Pema
Director of Administration
Dechen has an M.A. in Tibetan Studies from the Central University for Nationalities in Beijing and an M.A. in Anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley. She worked for two years at the East Asian Library at UC Berkeley, where she developed skills in…
Karma Gongde
Head Librarian
Karma Gongde has worked with BDRC to catalog and create outlines for its vast collection of Tibetan texts since 2007. He also maintains the English and Hindi language collection of books at BDRC. Karma received an Acharya (M.A.) degree in Buddhist philosophy and Tibetan language…
Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Led by the Buddhist scholar Lokesh Chandra, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) ICCR is an organization of the government of India supporting cultural exchange, dialogue, and India's external cultural relations. Centered in New Delhi, the ICCR offers an online library comprised of culturally…
Digital Divide Data
Digital Divide Data transforms lives around the world through sustainable training and employment programs which provide a path to lifelong employment and opportunity. DDD has built a proven work-study methodology to train, support and employ talented individuals around the world, and thereby provide high quality,…
Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
The Central University of Tibetan Studies (CUTS) at Sarnath is one of a kind in the country. The university was established in 1967. The university was established in 1967 for the education of the young Tibetans and those from the Himalayan border regions of India,…
Fragile Palm Leaves Foundation
The Fragile Palm Leaves Foundation is a non-profit foundation based in Bangkok, Thailand. It developed from the Fragile Palm Leaves manuscript preservation project, which began in Bangkok in 1994. The project became a registered foundation under Thai law on February 21, 2001 (Registration No. To….
Leonard van der Kuijp
Harvard University
Leonard W.J. van der Kuijp is Professor of Tibetan and Himalayan Studies with the Department of South Asian Studies and with the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations of Harvard University. He chairs the Committee on Inner Asian and Altaic Studies of Harvard University….
Gray Tuttle
Gray Tuttle is presently the Leila Hadley Luce Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies in Columbia University's department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. He studies the history of twentieth century Sino-Tibetan relations as well as Tibet's relations with the China-based Manchu Qing empire. The role…