As a Program Manager of Young Innovations Pvt. Ltd., Saroj Bista serves as a project lead and project manager for various initiatives. While in the U.S., Bista worked with Governance Lab (GovLab) in New York, where he conducted assessments on open data impact in developing economies, supported the data collaborative project, and developed a list of open source Moodle platforms. Since his return to Nepal, Bista has focused his efforts on projects that help local governments in Nepal become more transparent and accountable.