Dhakal, Dipak Raj is the founder of Action For Excellence In Innovation,Research And Development, a leading social science research and development consultancy specializing in health and educational sectors focusing research, training, councelling, advocacy and empowerment. He has been working as a social Work Consultant and Researcher in this organization. He has been teaching social sciences in Tribhuvan University since 2006. He has been working as a social science researhcer in various organizations and has more than fifteen years of qualitative and quantitative research experiences.