Shaping the Future of Gelephu

Strategic Consulting • Sustainable Development • Investment Advisory

Vision

Gelephu Shambhala Associates is built to align with the long-term vision of Gelephu Mindfulness City — fostering sustainable development, investment opportunities, and institutional growth for future generations.

Core statement

The defining message

Gelephu Shambhala Associates is a boutique firm founded by a local resident, committed to supporting the vision for Gelephu Mindfulness City, inspired by the national direction set under the leadership of His Majesty The King. Through strategic consulting, sustainable development, and forward-looking investment initiatives, we aim to contribute meaningfully to inclusive growth, economic resilience, and long-term national development.

About the firm

Built with restraint, clarity, and purpose

Strategic Consulting

Supporting complex initiatives with thoughtful analysis, practical execution discipline, and a long-term development lens.

Sustainable Development

Aligning economic ambition with durable value creation, responsible growth, and local relevance.

Investment Initiatives

Exploring forward-looking opportunities with an emphasis on resilience, structure, and credibility.

Founder

Experienced leadership with strategic, financial, and development depth

Portrait of Dorji Cheten

Dorji Cheten

Founder · Gelephu Shambhala Associates

Dorji Cheten brings leadership experience spanning finance, investment advisory, infrastructure, economic policy support, and private-sector development. His profile combines banking depth, entrepreneurial initiative, and a strong public-interest orientation.

His background includes Asian Development Bank assignments in economic, finance, costing, and fiduciary roles, alongside earlier leadership across Bhutan National Bank Limited, construction consortium development, logistics, solar EPC, and private enterprise building.

Education MA in International Economics and Finance, Chulalongkorn University
Prior Leadership Banking, policy support, venture building, and consortium development
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Services

Structured around three focused service lines

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Gelephu Shambhala Assets Management and Services

Asset management, investment structuring, and related advisory support designed for long-term value creation, prudent stewardship, and strategic growth.

02

Gelephu Shambhala Recruitment Solutions and Services

Recruitment and talent solutions that help organizations source capable people, strengthen execution, and build reliable operational capacity.

03

Gelephu Shambhala Icon Solutions and Services

Consulting services focused on strategic direction, development-oriented thinking, and high-trust advisory for complex initiatives.

Positioning

Serving both local and global clients with a premium, disciplined, and credibility-led approach.

Projects

Reserved for future announcements

Project announcements and selected mandates will be presented here in due course.

Contact

Connect with the firm

WhatsApp +975 17851408
Client Reach

Local and global clients

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