Maha Prasad Adhikari is the current Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB). Prior to his appointment, he served as Chief Executive Officer at the Investment Board Nepal (IBN). Before that, Adhikari was Deputy Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank for the five-year period starting from December 2010. During his career as a central banker spanning more than three decades, Governor Adhikari has accrued vast experience in central banking operations especially relating to financial stability, financial sector reforms, central banking operation, Anti Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) initiatives among others.