Mr. Tripathi was elected to WVAF Board in 2011 in the position of Chairperson. Mr. Tripathi has more than 25 years of professional experience in the legal field. He is currently Senior Advocate in Supreme Court (Apex Court), Kathmandu, Nepal. Mr. Tripathi has expertise is Constitution and Human Rights and was a Member to Peace and Conflict Management Committee, constituted by Government of Nepal for the management of peace process. Mr. Tripathi was also Board Member for Lumbini Development Trust, 1997 to 2001, constituted under Culture & Youth Minister. Mr. Tripathi has participated and presented papers at International Seminars/Workshops such as Law & Environment, Human Right Violation on Himalayan Region, Development, Human Rights and Environment, Asia-Pacific Conference of Socialist International, Conference of International Voluntary Organization, International Refugee Law & Human Right, Human Rights situation in Nepal, etc. Mr. Tripathi has also delivered talks on various issues in Baltimore, USA. He is also providing consultancy to- UNDP, NDI, OTI, DEMOFINLAND, NRNA, etc. He has also published a number of books and booklets on the Concept of Human Rights, Human Rights in the Context of International Law, Refugee & Human Right, Human Rights in state of Emergency and articles on Human Rights, Rule of Law & Constitution & Democracy, and Political & Legal Issues in many Law Journals, Periodicals and Daily Leading National. He has done his L.L.M from University of Baltimore Law School, USA, 2007 and also done L.L.M on Constitutional Law, Central Law Department, from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2003.