Mr. Jargalsaikhan Dambadarjaa (known as Jargal DeFacto) is an independent economist and media representative of Mongolia. He is also known for his work as a Mongolian political, economic observer and columnist. He hosts TV shows including the Defacto Debate, Defacto Review, and Defacto Interview which are weekly television interviews on VTV in Mongolia. Working in radio he hosts Radio DeFacto, a radio talk show aired daily at 6:30pm on Business Radio 98.9FM. During these programs Jargal will often interview prominent Mongolian, English and Russian-speaking guests from across the globe.
He is a founder of The Defacto Institute, an independent research think tank that publishes the ’The Defacto Gazette’, a weekly analytical newspaper covering the politics and economics of Mongolia—in English, Japanese, and Mongolian. Since 2009, Jargal has been writing weekly articles on current economic, political and social issues in the country. He contributes to public opinion in the country through a range of formal and social media.
Jargal has had a long career in the industries of banking and financing, public office (Head of FIFTA, Board of Foreign Investment of Mongolia), tourism and petroleum sectors. His volunteer and board positions include Mongolians for Fair Taxes and Wise Spending, a taxpayers association (President), Mongolian National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation - MONPECC (General Secretary 2007-2016), Mongolian Association of State Alumni – MASA (President 2010-2013), Moscow State University Mongolian Alumni (President 2013-present), Silk Road Foundation (Chair 2013-2016) and The Economic Club of Ulaanbaatar (President).