“Voice of Project Managers”

Mr.Tumentsogt (Tumen) Tsevegmid currently serves as the President of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Mongolia Chapter, Board Chairman of the Business Council of Mongolia (BCM), and Board Member of the Future Energy Mongolian Hydrogen Council (FEMHC).

He is manager with 28 years of professional experience of working for public and private sectors,  including serving as a CEO at Erdenes Mongol company - Mongolia’s largest sovereign wealth fund responsible for managing Government strategic mining assets, Board Director at the world class copper & gold asset - Oyu Tolgoi, team leader for investment lending projects at the World Bank - international financial institution, executive responsible for Mongolia operations at the global multinational company - General Electric, serving as a Commissioner at the Energy Regulatory Commission in Mongolia, managing and implementing projects with multiple clients and donors.

Mr.Tumentsogt has extensive experience in infrastructure sector and has been involved in developing Mongolia’s first grid connected - Salkhit wind park 50 MW; representing shareholders’ interests at the Oyu Tolgoi (OT) Board and dealing with complex issues of power supply, financing, construction of the OT underground mine, discussions with the Government on benefits sharing; managing and co-managing investment lending projects in renewables, power sector, water and contributing to analytical work and studies at the World Bank/IDA.

Mr.Tumentsogt holds Master of Sciences (MSc) degree in Electrical Engineering from Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Russia), and Master of Public Affairs (MPA) in Public Administration from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University (USA).

Mr.Tumentsogt is a reliable team player with strong communications skills, extensive network and connections at the different branches of the Government of Mongolia, business community and expat community in Mongolia, with passion for learning and strong sense of ethics and integrity. Key areas of expertise include project management, investment lending, project preparation, development and implementation, project finance, power sector regulation, regional energy cooperation, renewable energy, energy efficiency, urban infrastructure development, project social and environmental safeguards.

Altantsetseg Buyanaa Head of PMO, Golomt Bank JSC
Altantsetseg B. is the Head of PMO at Digital Transformation Department of Golomt Bank JSC, since February 2024. She graduated with a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the School of Economics and Business (SEZIS) in 2017. Altantsetseg B has built a robust career in project management spanning over 15 years.
From 2007 to 2017, Altantsetseg B. served as a Project manager at IT Zone LLC, subsequently, she worked at Golomt Bank from 2017 to 2022, as a Project management specialist at PMO and then as a Business Analyst at the Strategy and Collaboration Department.
In 2022-2023, she worked as Director of the Project Management Department at Astvision LLC, then returned to Golomt Bank in February 2024.
From 2010 to 2015, Altantsetseg.B served as a project manager for software projects in government organizations, overseeing contract management and control.
In 2016-2017, she acted as a Project manager and Business analyst for the GreenERP
implementation project, responsible for implementing the organization's human resources, supply chain, contract, and CRM subsystems based on client requirements.
In 2022, Altantsetseg B. worked as a project manager for the Card System upgrade, leading international tender operations, contract management, project documentation, and team management."

Pierre Le Manh, PMP
PMI President & CEO

Pierre Le Manh has been serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Project Management Institute since September 2022. A global executive with a multicultural background and experience in leading companies across multiple knowledge industries, he has a proven track record of delivering results and guiding organizations through complex transformations and globalization. He is passionate about leading teams to innovate with purpose and to create new ways of disseminating specialized knowledge, upskilling, and education.

Before joining PMI, Pierre led the preparation for the expansion into North America of Galileo Global Education, a leading global provider of higher education and education technology platforms, in which he is an investor.

Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer for North America and as Global Deputy CEO at Ipsos, one of the world’s largest data, analytics, and insights companies. Pierre played a crucial role in transforming Ipsos from a primarily European-focused organization with $700 million in revenue in 2004, to a $2.5 billion global industry leader by 2021, and in growing the company to more than 18,000 employees operating in 90 countries, successively leading various regions and global business lines.

Earlier in his career, Pierre was the CEO of Consodata, a leader in first and third-party consumer data, precision, and digital marketing. He began his career at the consulting giant Accenture, subsequently serving as CFO of the performing arts nonprofit, Adami, CEO of digital publisher, Encyclopaedia Universalis, and CEO of CFL Holding, a family office with various assets in direct-to-consumer marketing services and the real estate industries.

Born and raised in France to a Vietnamese father and a French mother, Pierre has lived in several countries before settling in New York City in 2013. He is fluent in English, French, and Italian. His interests include traveling the world to visit his large family and friends, watching Paris Saint-Germain soccer games, and exploring Manhattan on his electric scooter. He has two sons who reside in Paris and London.

LuAnn Piccard, PMP

PMI Board of Directors Chair

LuAnn Piccard, PMP, is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Project Management Institute. She served on the PMI Board from 2019 to 2021, and again from 2022 to the present.

Piccard is a professor and chair of the Project Management Department at the University of Alaska Anchorage, USA. In addition to her career in academia, Piccard has more than 20 years of experience in technology-sector project and portfolio management, including 10 years as a senior executive for Hewlett Packard, Agilent Technologies, and Advanced Energy Industries, where she led complex, profitable, and cross-functional businesses serving customers worldwide.

She is a regular speaker at events and conferences around the world and has served as a volunteer director for 11 non-profit boards, including 10 years as an officer and director for Habitat for Humanity of Anchorage.

Piccard holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Engineering, both from Stanford University, USA. She is a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

LuAnn Piccard, PMP

PMI Board of Directors Chair

LuAnn Piccard, PMP, is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Project Management Institute. She served on the PMI Board from 2019 to 2021, and again from 2022 to the present.

Piccard is a professor and chair of the Project Management Department at the University of Alaska Anchorage, USA. In addition to her career in academia, Piccard has more than 20 years of experience in technology-sector project and portfolio management, including 10 years as a senior executive for Hewlett Packard, Agilent Technologies, and Advanced Energy Industries, where she led complex, profitable, and cross-functional businesses serving customers worldwide.

She is a regular speaker at events and conferences around the world and has served as a volunteer director for 11 non-profit boards, including 10 years as an officer and director for Habitat for Humanity of Anchorage.

Piccard holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Engineering, both from Stanford University, USA. She is a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

Purevdulam Jamiyansuren
Purevdulam Jamiyansuren is a Chief Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at USAID-funded BEST Program implemented by Development Solutions NGO.
Purevdulam Jamiyansuren is a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research Specialist with over 15 years of experience in private sector and international development, specializing in SME development, socio-economic research, and program evaluation.

Currently, as the Chief Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for the USAID-funded Business Excellence for Sustainability and Transparency (BEST) Program in
Mongolia, she leads strategic learning and impact evaluations, overseeing the program’s effectiveness across 12 rural provinces and Ulaanbaatar. Purevdulam J. has actively contributed to disseminating research findings through various platforms, including facilitating workshops and conferences to promote data-driven advocacy and to drive evidence-based decision-making and policy-making practices.

Munguntuya Otgonjargal, PMP
Munguntuya Otgonjargal is a program and project management professional with over 15 years of experience. She has a diverse practice in mining, urban development, placemaking and community building, and social sectors of Mongolia. She served as a board member for PMI Mongolia Chapter between 2016-2017 and has been an active member of PMI since 2015. Munguntuya is a Fulbright Fellow and a graduate of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in urban and regional
planning and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

Prof. Dr. Kelvin WAN, PMP
EMBA Professor (in Practice)
City University of Hong Kong

Prof. Wan is a professional master-trainer and coach in IT/IS field. He has been providing live training and coaching services to more than 19,000 executives in last 25 years coming from US, UK, Middle East, Asia Pacific regions and. The average working experience of learners is 15 years.

Prof. Wan possesses a growth mindset. He demonstrated the continuous learning attitude of graduate that he set a very good example in front of our project professionals. He is the youngest Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) and graduate in the history of CityU (City University of Hong Kong, Global Top 50 university (QS2021 Ranking)).

Recently, during pandemic period, Kelvin organized a ground-breaking large-scale training over Zoom virtual platform. More than 3,500 working professionals attended with more than 30,000 PDU (Continuous Professional Development Unit) issued. It breaks the myth that soft-skill training could only be delivered in physical room by adopting high-touch technologies e.g. virtual break-out room, virtual white-board, virtual collaboration tools … etc. He is nominated to the Government’s Pandemic Innovation Award.

He is also a practitioning-scholar. His recent research paper about Soft Competence for project executives has been accepted by a renowned US forum and published on major search engines.  This research results were particularly relevant for all project talent employment under the AI Era in coming decades.

Kelvin is an experienced project professional. He has been the Global Head of PMO in HSBC to roll out a multi-million USD learning projects to 78 countries world-wide

Prof. Wan set up his own training and consulting company in 2019 as the Chief Consultant and Global Master Trainer. In his current role, his main responsibilities are overseeing the working professionals upskilling, PMO-setup, talent management, capability assessment and curriculum development for the listed companies.

MENDBAYAR BUDEE Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Grant Portfolio Director at Mongolia Energy Governance Program, USAID Contractor Abt Associates Inc
Mendbayar Budee is Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Grant Portfolio Director at Mongolia Energy Governance Program, USAID Contractor Abt Associates Inc. She is experienced in monitoring, evaluation, project designing, transformational management, design thinking facilitation, organizational management analysis and Internal audit in various mining activities in public and development projects with WB, UNESCAP, UNDP, AUSAID and USAID. She credited with its contribution to the Responsible Mining Transformational framework of Mongolia and its benchmark evaluation which enabled leading mining companies to take a commitment to be responsible and increase stakeholder understanding in society.

She believed in providing project design experience and resource optimization is enabling organizations to bring collaboration through inclusiveness and an integrated approach. She graduated from the School of Foreign Service and Public Policy Master in National University of Mongolia and was honored to be one of the Young professionals among 50 female roles, who made a change in the mining sector.

Buyanbat Batkhishig
Analyst, EBRD
Buyanbat Batkhishig is a business and financial analyst with over 10 years of experience with small
and medium enterprises, start-ups, mining, infrastructure, and energy sectors. Currently oversees
advisory and policy dialogue projects at the EBRD, promoting digital transformation and
environmentally friendly solutions for local businesses in Mongolia. Held leadership roles in
organizing international business conferences, workshops, and exhibitions in Mongolia and Canada.
Has MBA with specialization in finance from Cardiff University.