Suravi Bhandary joined the staff at ICNC in January 2010. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 2009 and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in International Relations and a minor in Russian and Eurasian Studies. Prior to joining ICNC Suravi interned at the International Crisis Group (2009) and Peace and Security Initiative, a Ploughshares Fund Initiative. She is from Nepal and is fluent in Nepali, Hindi, and spoken Urdu.