Oyungerel Tsedevamba was born in Mongolia's Khuvsgul Province close to the border with Siberian Russia.  She received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in economics from universities in Russia.  In 2004 she became the first Mongolian to graduate from Stanford University, where she was a Fulbright Fellow, with a Masters degree in International Policy Studies.  She was selected a Yale World Fellow in 2006.  For several Years, Oyungerel headed Liberty Center, a Mongolian Human Rights NGO.  From 2004 to 2006 she served as Adviser to the Prime Minister.  She is currently an adviser on human rights and public participation to President Elbegdorj Tsakhia.  In 2007, she authored Note on My Study in America, 2007 bestseller in Mongolia, and co-authored Nomadic Dialogues with her husband Jeffrey Falt . In 2008, Oyungerel and Jeff co-authored Green Eyed Lama (Shadow of the Red Star), which was awarded The Best Book of 2008 in Mongolia. Her website is www.oyungerel.org .