Baasantsetseg Baatar
Operations and Finance Director, Mongolia
Ms. Baasantsetseg has been with FIRE since April 2011. She attended university in Ulaanbaatar, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She went on to serve the chief accountant at Boroo Mining Co. Ltd., one of Mongolia’s largest mining companies, for three years. From 2009 until 2011 she served as the accountant and office manager for World Growth Mongolia, an international non-governmental organization (INGO) working in Mongolia.
Ms. Bassantsetseg enjoys working for NGOs and feels that it gives her a greater purpose in life. She lived in London, England for seven years and Russia for two years, giving her an excellent understanding of Western accounting practices and the ability to bridge the professional and cultural gap between Mongolia and the West.
She works diligently to ensure that both United States and Mongolian accounting practices and laws are strictly adhered. She uses her mastery of logistics to steer the general operations of FIRE’s office and program administration and budgets.