Asmi Shrestha is a program assistant with the Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center. She supports the initiative’s strategic engagements and program management efforts, helping build and advance a rapidly growing program.
Her research interests lie at the intersection of geopolitics and infrastructure development, with a focus on how development finance and foreign investment in critical infrastructure shape relationships between nations. Prior to joining the Atlantic Council, Shrestha worked at the Aspen Institute’s Financial Security Program and the International Women’s Forum. Across these roles, her work has spanned research, communications, and program support.
Shrestha graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 2026 with a double major in international relations and South Asian studies and a minor in development studies.