Jamuna Gurung (entrepreneur)

Jamuna Gurung (Nepali: जमुना गुरुङ) is an Australian Businesswomen, executive director and managing director of the Melbourne Institute of Technology, in Victoria, Australia, which she co-found with her husband, Dr Shesh Ghale.[3][4][5]

Jamuna Gurung
जमुना गुरुङ
Born
Nepal
NationalityAustralian
Alma materSwinburne University of Technology
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forCo-founder, Melbourne Institute of Technology
Net worthA$1.18 bn (AFR 2019)[1][2]
Spouse(s)Shesh Ghale

Gurung was born in Nepal and, came to Australia in 1991 to undertake studies. She graduated with a Bachelor of Business majoring in Marketing and Management from the Swinburne University of Technology.

First appearing on the BRW Rich 200 in 2014 with a net worth of A$335 million, jointly with Ghale, and appearing on subsequent rich lists,[6][7][8][9][10] in the Financial Review 2019 Rich List Gurung and Ghale had a combined net worth of A$1.18 billion.[1]

References
  1. Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  2. "Shesh Ghale & Jamuna Gurung: Nepalese Australians have just gotten billionaires among them". Southasia. 30 March 2019.
  3. "Ms. Jamuna Gurung". Melbourne Institute of Technology. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. "Jamuna Gurung and Shesh Ghale: a long climb to the top". The Australian Financial Review. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. "Shesh Ghale & Jamuna Gurung: The high-achievers!". Southasia. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  6. Khatry, Ram (27 May 2016). "Worth over half a billion dollars, gentle Ghales become 105th richest in Australia". Southasia. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  7. "Shesh Ghale buys Melbourne's 'best' corner". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. "Shesh Ghale ready for mountain of work on Melbourne hotel". The Australian. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  9. "MIT gets approval for twin-tower apartment and hotel complex over market and gardens". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. "Shesh and Jamuna Ghale merely $353 million shy of joining billionaires club but the philanthropic couple is in no hurry". Southasia. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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