Karma Ura is the president of the Centre for Bhutan Studies (CBS) and GNH Research. He completed his MA in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at Magdalen College, University of Oxford, an M.Phil. in Economics at the University of Edinburgh, and a Ph.D. in Nagoya University, Japan. An eminent scholar, he has held many international roles, in the Global Council of World Happiness, Earth Justice Working Group, and International Buddhist Federation.
Karma Ura founded and directed the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies (CBS), an autonomous research centre since 1999. CBS articulated the concepts, metrics, and policies of Gross National Happiness (GNH), and advanced multidisciplinary research. An eminent scholar, he has many international roles, e.g in Global Council of World Happiness Council, Earth Justice Working Group, and International Buddhist Federation.