Dhanapati Mishra is from Kilkhorthang Gewog in Tsirang. He has a Bachelors Degree in Arts from Punjab University, Post Graduate Diploma in Management Science from Portsmouth Polytechnic, United Kingdom and Masters in Human Resource Planning and Development from SGGS Indraprastha University, India. Besides he also has undertaken number of professional courses like Training of Trainers and Case Writing and Teaching Methods.

He joined the Institute in 1986 as Faculty Understudy. Since then, he has served in a number of positions such as Program Coordinator, Head and Chief Coordinator of Financial Management Program, Head of publication and Business Unit and Head of Center for Management Development in addition to regular teaching/training job.

He has conducted a number of executive development programs and regional seminars like Transformational Leadership, Managing Change for Development and Re-Thinking Development Models. Besides, he has assisted a number of private sector organizations like Tashi Commercial Corporation, Royal Insurance Corporation and State Trading Corporation of Bhutan in preparing their staff training plans. Further, he has also provided technical assistance to Royal Civil Service Commission in the areas of human resources development and was very actively involved in preparation of 9th Five Year HRD Master Plan and in developing and institutionalizing Annual HRD Review System in the government.

He has provided consultancy services to the Department of Energy, Ministry of Trade and Industry (RGoB) in preparing their Training Needs and to the Royal Bhutan Police in preparing a perspective (2012) Human Resource Management Plan.

Currently, he is the Head of the Human Resource Development Unit of the Institute and conducts training programs in areas of Human Resource Development, Human Resource Management, Organization Development and Change Management.