Dago Beda joined the Royal Government of Bhutan, Department of Tourism, Sales and Marketing Manager as the first graduate and the first female officer.After the privatization of tourism Dago together with two colleagues from the tourism department started Etho Metho Tours & Treks in 1990. She was instrumental in framing the policy of the Bhutanese Tourism Industry which is still in place today i.e. high value–low impact policy. Being an entrepreneur by nature, she has set up and invested in numerous business ventures. She is also on the board of many organizations. Dago is considered one of the pioneers of her generation and many younger women look up to her as a role model – a successful career woman in Bhutan.
Affiliations:
Vice President / Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN) http://www.rspnbhutan.org
Nominated by IFC to represent the business community of Asia at the G-20 meeting in Washington D.C.
Nominated as one of the torch bearers for the UN Millennium Development Goal 2015 to promote gender equality and empower women
Board Director / Major shareholder of Bhutan National Bank Ltd. (first private bank) http://www.bnb.bt
Board Director / Promoter of Bhutan Times Ltd. (first private newspaper)
Board Director / Trustee of Loden Foundation http://www.loden.org
Vice President / ABCO (Association of Bhutanese Cable TV Operators)
Board Director / READ Global Bhutan http://www.readglobal.org/our-work/read-bhutan
Board Director / Kidu Foundation http://www.kidufoundation.org
Honorary Consul of Norway to Bhutan
Founder - Etho Metho Primary School
Founder - Etho Metho Cable
Founder - Visa Processing Center in collaboration with VFS Global for Schengen, UK, Australia
Founder – Seva Hotel