FOUNDER/CEONew Nomad Institute
Badruun Gardi is a social innovator, creative strategist, and educator from Mongolia.
He is founder of the newly established New Nomad Institute, a research and action institute that aims to uncover the enduring knowledge of nomadic societies and apply those learnings towards addressing the climate crisis, particularly in the areas of climate migration and adaptation.
Badruun is also co-founder of GerHub, a nonprofit social innovation firm that develops creative solutions to the challenges caused by rapid urbanization in Mongolia.
Badruun is a member of the Climate Migration Council and serves on the boards of Arts Council of Mongolia, Mongolia Education Initiative, and Smart Air Mongolia. He has previously served as a trustee of The Asia Foundation. He is a 2022 World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and a 2023 Loeb Fellow at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Badruun holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and communication from Stanford University.