Professional Affiliations:

1. Adjunct Professor, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia

2. Chairman, The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS)’s paper Review Committee

3. Council Member, the International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE), Beijing, China

4. Advisor, Disaster Preparedness Network-Nepal (DPNet-Nepal)

5. Vice-Chairperson, Himalaya Conservation Group-Nepal (HCGN)

6. Immediate Past President/Executive Member, Nepal Center for Disaster Management (NCDM)

7. Treasurer and Life member, Nepal Crime Prevention Foundation (NCPF)

8. Life Member, Public Administration Association of Nepal (PAAN)  

9. Life Member, Association of  Nepalese Alumni from Australia (ANAA)

10. Life Member, Nepal Austria Alumni Association (NAASO)

11. Life Member, Nepal Association of Humphrey Fellows (NAHF)

In the past, served as:

1. Section Officer, Ministry of Finance, the Government of Nepal

2. Section Officer, Ministry of Education and Culture, the Government of Nepal

3. Chief District Officer, District Administration Office, Dhading District of Nepal

4. Under Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, the Government of Nepal

5. Director, Department of Disaster Management of the Government of Nepal from 2001 to 2003.

6. Deputy Regional Administrator, the Regional Administration Office, GoN, in Hetauda, Nepal in 2004.

7. Chief District Officer and Chairman of the District Disaster Relief Committee in Dhading district of Nepal from 1995 to 1996.

8. Speaker, Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) from 2004-2010.

9. He also held the positions of Special Officer, Under Secretary, and Investigation Officer in various government agencies of Nepal in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Agriculture, and Ministry of Education.

Dr. Chhetri accomplished Post Doctorate Research Study from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia in 2011. Dr. Chhetri earned his doctorate in Economics from the University of Vienna, Austria in 1995. He also holds an MA and Law degree. He carried out a Drug Abuse Prevention Research Study at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, U.S.A. from 2002 to 2003. He attended the Pandemic Disaster Preparedness Training Course at QUT from August 24 to November 29, 2008. He also participated in a fellowship program on “Developing a Framework for Inclusive Disaster Management in Nepal,” held from February to March 2017 at QUT, Brisbane, Australia.

Dr. Chhetri was awarded AEI Australia Alumni Excellence Awards 2014, by the Government of Australia. He also got the QUT Impact Stories Award in 2017 & 2018 from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). He was appointed as the Endeavor Ambassador from the Australian High Commission, New Delhi in February 2018. He was awarded the "DPNet-Nepal Award 2014" by the Government of Nepal in 2014 in recognition to his significant contribution in the field of DRR. He is decorated with various prestigious National Medals like: Janpad Sewa Padak 1991, Mahendra Vidhya Bhusan Padak 1996, Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu 1998, Gaddi Arohan Rajat Padak 2001, Daibi Prakopoddhar Padak in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. Dr. Chhetri authored two books and published a number of research articles in national and international journals.