A complete digital ecosystem
for Tibetan script.

A renowned master of Tibetan calligraphy with decades of experience and deep cultural wisdom. His work anchors the entire Terma Foundry ecosystem in authenticity — from the letterforms that shape our typefaces to the cultural standards that guide our rendering tools and CSS framework. Known for meticulous craftsmanship and profound understanding of Tibetan heritage, he ensures that every layer of the platform — type, layout, and interaction — honors the spirit of the script.

A cultural historian of early modern Tibet and China, currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in History at Brown University. Her dissertation, "Carvers and Print Workshops," traces the development of Tibetan-language woodblock printing houses from the 17th to 19th centuries — exploring how monastic leaders adopted printing as a durable medium for perpetuating Buddhist knowledge. Her expertise in Tibetan material culture, print technology, and artisanal craft traditions brings vital historical depth to Terma Foundry's mission of bridging centuries of Tibetan literary heritage with modern digital tools.

Director of the Tibetan language program at Columbia University. Previously at the University of Michigan — where he also taught remotely at Yale and Ohio State — he brings firsthand insight into how Tibetan is taught and learned across institutions today. Originally from Rebgong, and later a founder and editor of Bod kyi Dus bab (Tibet Times) in the exile community in India, Sonam helps ensure that Terma Foundry's tools — from TermaType to PechaForge to the dictionary — serve real pedagogical needs and work for learners at every level.

A seasoned social entrepreneur and technologist with over two decades blending technology, design, and community service. With a background in software development, media production, and 3D animation, he leads the engineering behind Terma Foundry's entire ecosystem — termaUI, TermaType, PechaForge, TermaOCR, the dictionary, and the font pipeline. Co-founder of the Himalayan Elders Project, he brings the technical vision and dedication needed to build the digital infrastructure Tibetan script has been missing.

A cloud solutions architect with 15+ years of experience specializing in secure, scalable infrastructure and modern system design. He has led complex cloud migrations, identity and access management, and network architecture for distributed systems. His expertise in building resilient platforms for specialized applications brings critical infrastructure knowledge to Terma Foundry — ensuring that as our tools grow from web prototypes into desktop applications, the systems behind them are built to scale.