Dr. Pranaya Rana is an academic as well as a practitioner of conflict resolution and peace. He has over 16 years of experience working in the military, practical research and evaluation, organizational assessment and efficacy, social services, and public health backgrounds. He holds a Ph.D. in International Conflict Management from Kennesaw State University, Georgia, USA. He specializes in creating research-based designs and models to produce data-driven solutions geared toward enhancing agency operations and outcomes. He is currently a UNESCO Fellow and is providing freelance consulting and educational services in Nepal and the USA.