In a time when “impact investing” too often becomes a marketing slogan, I sit down with Tim Gocher OBE—founder of Dolma Impact Fund and Dolma Foundation—to explore what authentic, ethical investment looks like in practice.
Together, we explore:
How Nepal is becoming a regenerative and new frontier for the Fifth Industrial Revolution,
where clean energy, digital infrastructure, and AI talent development intersect.
Why Tim rejects extractive models in favour of community ownership, shared prosperity, and
rigorous environmental and social governance.
How hydropower and solar are powering sustainable, cold-climate data centres and why this
region’s natural conditions make it ideal for AI’s energy future.
The innovative AI training pipelines turning local computer-science graduates into global engineers.
What it takes to align shareholder returns with societal value—without sacrificing either.
In this conversation, Tim reveals how ethical leadership, disciplined investment, and trust at every level can transform an entire nation’s development trajectory.
More about Tim Gocher OBE DL:
Tim is founder and CEO of Dolma Fund Management, the first international private equity firm to focus on empowering Nepal’s entrepreneur ecosystem. Under his leadership, Dolma has backed transformative healthcare and technology companies, including investments that expand access to quality medical care and AI-driven solutions. Dolma’s portfolio has created more than 11,000 jobs in Nepal and other developing countries and pioneered renewable energy and healthcare investments.
Tim is also the founder and chairman of the Dolma Foundation, a charity focused on education in Nepal. He sits on the Lord Mayor’s Ethical AI Initiative in London, where he contributes to shaping global dialogues on responsible AI adoption. Before launching Dolma, he spent 12 years with Deloitte, J.P. Morgan, and E.ON. He is an Honorary Professor of Sustainable Business at the University of Nottingham and sits on the Executive Advisory Committee at Fast-Infra in Basel, a collaboration involving the OECD and HSBC aimed at addressing the global sustainable infrastructure investment gap.
Tim has an MBA from London Business School, and in 2022 he was awarded the OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to British Investment and Economic Development in Nepal.