Rachana has over 15 years of experience in governance and public sector management, focusing on policy reforms, public financial management, fiscal decentralization, institutional development, and local governance in Nepal, India, Bhutan, Lao PDR, Switzerland, and the US. Prior to joining ADB in 2009, she worked with various international organizations on governance, public financial management, gender, institutional development, labor market and policies, and pro-poor sustainable tourism.