Chairman of the TDRI Foundation. Former Chairman of the Council
of Trustees and the Board of Directors. Diploma in Accounting,
Thammasat University; B. Com., University of Melbourne; Ph.D. in Economics,
Columbia University. Former Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman
of the Executive Board, Bank of Asia Public Company Limited; Secretary-General
of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB); Governor
of the Bank of Thailand; Deputy Undersecretary of State for the Ministry
of Commerce; Chairman of the University Council, NIDA; President of the
Economic Society of Thailand; and Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand.
DR. NIPON POAPONGSAKORN
President of TDRI. B.A. in Economics, Thammasat
University; Ph.D. in Economics, University of Hawaii. Dean of the Faculty
of Economics, Thammasat University; Former Research Fellow, Population
Institute, East West Center; Lecturer of the Executive MBA Program,
Thammasat University; Trade Competition Commissioner; Member of the
Special Committee for Information Disclosure Tribunals for National
Economy on Finance; and Board member of the Board of Investment.
DR. AMMAR SIAMWALLA
Distinguished
Scholar. B.Sc. in
Economics, University of London; Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University.
Assistant Professor and Research Staff Economist, Department of Economics,
Yale University; Former Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University;
Visiting Professor, Food Research Institute, Stanford University; and
Research Fellow with the International Food Policy Research Institute
(1978-1984), Washington, D.C.; Former Program Director for Agriculture
and Rural Development, TDRI; and Former President of TDRI.
DR.
CHALONGPHOB SUSSANGKARN
Distinguished Fellow. B.A.
and Ph.D. in Economics, University of Cambridge. Former Economist, the
World Bank; Lecturer in Economics at the University of California, Berkeley.
DR. MINGSARN SANTIKARN
KAOSA-ARD
Senior Advisor on Environment and Social Issues. B.A.
(First Class Honours), and Ph.D. in Economics, Australian National University.
Professor, Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University; and Director of
the Social Research Institute, Chiang Mai University. Former Transnational
Corporations Affairs Officer to the ESCAP/UNCTC Joint Unit on TNCs, United
Nations.
KHUN SONGKRAM GRACHANGNETARA
Advisor to TDRI. M.A. in Economics, University
of Cambridge; Diploma, Graduate School of Advanced International Studies,
Johns Hopkins University. Former Research Fellow in Monetary Policy Studies
with the Bank of Italy; Senior Economist, the Economic Cooperation Centre
for the Asian and Pacific Region (ECOCEN); and Director of the Evaluation
Division, Bureau of the Budget, Office of the Prime Minister.
DR. WISARN PUPPHAVESA
Advisor
to TDRI. B.A. in Linguistics, Thammasat University;
M.A. in Public Administration, NIDA; M.A. in Public Policy and Administration,
University of Wisconsin; Ph.D. in Economics, University of Hawaii. Former
Director of the International Economic Relations Program, TDRI (1993-1995).
Former Dean of the School of Development Economics, NIDA; Economist
with the Asian Development Bank, Manila; Consultant for ESCAP, Bangkok;
and the First Vice President of the Council of the University Faculty
Senates of Thailand (1988-1989).
DR. PAKORN VICHYANOND
Research
Director for Financial and Capital Markets, the Macroeconomic Policy Program.
B.A. in Mathematics and Economics, Williams College; M.A. and
Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University. Former Dean of Graduate Studies,
MBA Program, Assumption University; Manager, private consulting firm;
Economist, the Bank of Thailand; and Researcher, the East Asia and Pacific
Regional Office, the World Bank.
DR. SRAWOOTH PAITOONPONG
Senior
Research Specialist of the Human Resources and Social Development Program.
B.Ed. Srinagarintara Wiroj University; M.A. in Economic Development,
Kasetsart University; M.A. in Manpower and Human Resources Economics,
University of Hawaii; Ph.D. in Economics, University of Hawaii. Former
Project Expert, Population and Development Section, Population Division,
ESCAP, United Nations; and Head, Manpower Assessment Section, Manpower
Planning Division, NESDB.
DR. YONGYUTH
CHALAMWONG
Research Director for Labor Development, Human Resources and
Social Development Program. B.A. and M.S. in Agricultural Economics,
Kasetsart University; Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics (Resource Economics),
Pennsylvania State University. Former Associate Professor of Agricultural
Economics, Kasetsart University; and Visiting Assistant Professor, Ohio
State University.
DR. DEUNDEN
NIKOMBORIRAK
Research
Director for Economic Governance, Sectoral Economics Program. B.A.
and M.A. in Economics, Queen's University. Ph.D. in Economics, McGill
University, Canada.
DR. SOMCHAI
JITSUCHON
Research
Director for Macroeconomic Development and Income Distribution, Macroeconomic
Policy Program. B.A. and M.A. in Economics, Thammasat University.
Ph.D. in Economics, the University of British Columbia, Canada.
DR. SOMKIAT
TANGKITVANICH
Vice President and Research Director for Information Economy,
Science and Technology Development Program. B.E. and Ph.D.
Eng. in Computer Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology. Former Senior
Researcher, Nomura Research Institute, Japan.
DR. ADIS ISRANGKURA
Advisor
to TDRI. B.A. and M.A. in Economics, University of Canterbury,
New Zealand; Ph.D. in Economics, North Corolina State University. Associate
Professor, the School of Development Economics, NIDA; Director of NIDA
Training Center. Former Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University.
DR. NARONG POMLAKTONG
Research
Director for Transport and Logistics, Human Resources and
Social Development Program. B.Eng. (Civil Engineering), Chiang
Mai University; M.Eng. (Transportation System), Asian Institute of Technology;
M.A. (Policy Science), Saitama University, Japan; M.B.A. Thammasat University;
M.Ec.Dev., The Australian national University; Ph.D. (Econ), The University
of Queensland, Australia. Former member of the Expressway and Rapid Transit
Authority of Thailand.
DR. VIROJ NARANONG
Research Director for
Health Economics and Agriculture, Sectoral Economics Program. B.Sc.
in Pharmacy, Chulalongkorn University; M.A. in Economics (English Language
Program), Thammasat University; M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics, Vanderbilt
University. Former Postdoctoral Fellow, Economic Growth Center, Department
of Economics, Yale University (1995-1997).
DR. WORAWAN CHANDOEVWIT
Research
Director for Social Security, Human Resources and Social Development
Program. B.A. and M.A. in Economics, Thammasat University.
M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics, University of Alberta, Canada.
DR. CHAIYASIT
ANUCHITWORAWONG
Research
Specialist of the Sectoral Economics Program. B.A.A. in Business
Administration, Assumption University; M.A. in Economics, Osaka University;
and Ph.D. in Economics, Osaka University, Japan.
DR. JIRAWAT PANPIEMRAS
Research
Specialist of the International Economic Relations Program. B.A.
in Economics, Chulalongkorn University; M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics, University
of Colorado at Boulder.
DR. SUMET ONGKITTIKUL
Research
Specialist of the Human Resources & Social Development Program.B.Eng. (Civil Engineering) and M.Eng.
(Transportation Engineering), King Mongkut's University of Technology
Thonburi; M.A. Transport Economics, Institute for Transport Studies, University
of Leeds, UK; Ph.D. in Social Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam,
the Netherlands.
DR. SAOWARUJ RATTANAKHAMFU
Research
Specialist of the Human Resources Social Program.
B.A (Hons.) in Political Science (International
Relations), Chulalongkorn University; M.A. in Economics (Applied Economics),
Ohio University; M.A. in Economics, University of Washington, USA; Ph.D.
in Economics, University of Melbourne, Australia.
Chairman of the TDRI Foundation. Former Chairman of the Council
of Trustees and the Board of Directors. Diploma in Accounting,
Thammasat University; B. Com., University of Melbourne; Ph.D. in Economics,
Columbia University. Former Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman
of the Executive Board, Bank of Asia Public Company Limited; Secretary-General
of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB); Governor
of the Bank of Thailand; Deputy Undersecretary of State for the Ministry
of Commerce; Chairman of the University Council, NIDA; President of the
Economic Society of Thailand; and Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand. 
President of TDRI. B.A. in Economics, Thammasat
University; Ph.D. in Economics, University of Hawaii. Dean of the Faculty
of Economics, Thammasat University; Former Research Fellow, Population
Institute, East West Center; Lecturer of the Executive MBA Program,
Thammasat University; Trade Competition Commissioner; Member of the
Special Committee for Information Disclosure Tribunals for National
Economy on Finance; and Board member of the Board of Investment.
Distinguished
Scholar. B.Sc. in
Economics, University of London; Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University.
Assistant Professor and Research Staff Economist, Department of Economics,
Yale University; Former Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University;
Visiting Professor, Food Research Institute, Stanford University; and
Research Fellow with the International Food Policy Research Institute
(1978-1984), Washington, D.C.; Former Program Director for Agriculture
and Rural Development, TDRI; and Former President of TDRI.
Distinguished Fellow. B.A.
and Ph.D. in Economics, University of Cambridge. Former Economist, the
World Bank; Lecturer in Economics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Senior Advisor on Environment and Social Issues. B.A.
(First Class Honours), and Ph.D. in Economics, Australian National University.
Professor, Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University; and Director of
the Social Research Institute, Chiang Mai University. Former Transnational
Corporations Affairs Officer to the ESCAP/UNCTC Joint Unit on TNCs, United
Nations.
Advisor to TDRI. M.A. in Economics, University
of Cambridge; Diploma, Graduate School of Advanced International Studies,
Johns Hopkins University. Former Research Fellow in Monetary Policy Studies
with the Bank of Italy; Senior Economist, the Economic Cooperation Centre
for the Asian and Pacific Region (ECOCEN); and Director of the Evaluation
Division, Bureau of the Budget, Office of the Prime Minister.
Advisor
to TDRI. B.A. in Linguistics, Thammasat University;
M.A. in Public Administration, NIDA; M.A. in Public Policy and Administration,
University of Wisconsin; Ph.D. in Economics, University of Hawaii. Former
Director of the International Economic Relations Program, TDRI (1993-1995).
Former Dean of the School of Development Economics, NIDA; Economist
with the Asian Development Bank, Manila; Consultant for ESCAP, Bangkok;
and the First Vice President of the Council of the University Faculty
Senates of Thailand (1988-1989).
Research
Director for Financial and Capital Markets, the Macroeconomic Policy Program.
B.A. in Mathematics and Economics, Williams College; M.A. and
Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University. Former Dean of Graduate Studies,
MBA Program, Assumption University; Manager, private consulting firm;
Economist, the Bank of Thailand; and Researcher, the East Asia and Pacific
Regional Office, the World Bank.
Senior
Research Specialist of the Human Resources and Social Development Program.
B.Ed. Srinagarintara Wiroj University; M.A. in Economic Development,
Kasetsart University; M.A. in Manpower and Human Resources Economics,
University of Hawaii; Ph.D. in Economics, University of Hawaii. Former
Project Expert, Population and Development Section, Population Division,
ESCAP, United Nations; and Head, Manpower Assessment Section, Manpower
Planning Division, NESDB.
Research Director for Labor Development, Human Resources and
Social Development Program. B.A. and M.S. in Agricultural Economics,
Kasetsart University; Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics (Resource Economics),
Pennsylvania State University. Former Associate Professor of Agricultural
Economics, Kasetsart University; and Visiting Assistant Professor, Ohio
State University. 
Research
Director for Economic Governance, Sectoral Economics Program. B.A.
and M.A. in Economics, Queen's University. Ph.D. in Economics, McGill
University, Canada.
Research
Director for Macroeconomic Development and Income Distribution, Macroeconomic
Policy Program. B.A. and M.A. in Economics, Thammasat University.
Ph.D. in Economics, the University of British Columbia, Canada.
Vice President and Research Director for Information Economy,
Science and Technology Development Program. B.E. and Ph.D.
Eng. in Computer Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology. Former Senior
Researcher, Nomura Research Institute, Japan.
Advisor
to TDRI. B.A. and M.A. in Economics, University of Canterbury,
New Zealand; Ph.D. in Economics, North Corolina State University. Associate
Professor, the School of Development Economics, NIDA; Director of NIDA
Training Center. Former Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University.
Research
Director for Transport and Logistics, Human Resources and
Social Development Program. B.Eng. (Civil Engineering), Chiang
Mai University; M.Eng. (Transportation System), Asian Institute of Technology;
M.A. (Policy Science), Saitama University, Japan; M.B.A. Thammasat University;
M.Ec.Dev., The Australian national University; Ph.D. (Econ), The University
of Queensland, Australia. Former member of the Expressway and Rapid Transit
Authority of Thailand.
Research Director for
Health Economics and Agriculture, Sectoral Economics Program. B.Sc.
in Pharmacy, Chulalongkorn University; M.A. in Economics (English Language
Program), Thammasat University; M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics, Vanderbilt
University. Former Postdoctoral Fellow, Economic Growth Center, Department
of Economics, Yale University (1995-1997).
Research
Director for Social Security, Human Resources and Social Development
Program. B.A. and M.A. in Economics, Thammasat University.
M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics, University of Alberta, Canada. 
Research
Specialist of the Sectoral Economics Program. B.A.A. in Business
Administration, Assumption University; M.A. in Economics, Osaka University;
and Ph.D. in Economics, Osaka University, Japan.
Research
Specialist of the International Economic Relations Program. B.A.
in Economics, Chulalongkorn University; M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics, University
of Colorado at Boulder.
