Former Mongolian Deputy Minister Her Excellency Ms. Bolor-Erdene Battsengel (Mongolia) joins the Governing Board of Tod’Aérs Global Network [TGN]. Her Excellency Ms. Bolor-Erdene Battsengel is a former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Digital Development and Communications of Mongolia, where she played a key role in transforming Mongolia into a “Digital Nation”. She was recently appointed as Strategic Engagement Advisor at Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX).
At the time of the appointment (2022), she was Mongolia's youngest female Cabinet Minister. She has been recognized as TIME's Next Generation Leader, as well as Forbes Asia’s 30 under 30 and World Economic Forum (WEF)'s Young Global Leaders (YGL), alongside other distinguished personalities from around the world.
While in office, Her Excellency Ms. Bolor-Erdene Battsengel's visionary leadership and strategic planning resulted in the launch of the “E-Mongolia” platform which revolutionized the way government services were delivered in the country. The platform digitalized over 1,500 government services available online reducing bureaucracy and corruption while promoting inclusiveness. She also led discussions between Elon Musk and the Government of Mongolia in 2022, leading to the successful introduction of Starlink internet services in Mongolia in 2024, thereby enhancing connectivity nationwide.
Prior to that, Her Excellency Ms. Bolor-Erdene Battsengel was the Chairperson of Mongolia's Communication and Information Technology Authority from 2020 to 2022. She previously worked as an AI policy researcher at the University of Oxford and as a Consultant for the World Bank, United Nations, Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom. She has a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from Oxford University (UK) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Handong Global University (South Korea).