Dr.​​​Veerathai ​Santiprabhob​

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Dr. ​Veerathai Santiprabhob

​Name  ​      ​​​​​      Dr. ​Veerathai Santiprabhob

Date of Birth     25 December 1969

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1988

B.A. in Economics, First Class Honors, Thammasat University

1991

A.M. in Economics, Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.

1994

Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.

2005

Corporate Strategy Executive Education Program, MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.​

2007

Leadership Program, Capital Market Academy, Bangkok, Thailand

Director Accreditation Program, Institute of Directors, Bangkok, Thailand

2014 

Director Certification Program, Institute of Directors, Bangkok, Thailand​

1994 - 2000

Economist, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC, U.S.A. 

1998 - 2000

Co-Director, Policy Research Institute, Fiscal Policy Office, Ministry of Finance, Bangkok, Thailand (on leave from the IMF)​

2000 - 2008

Siam Commercial Bank PCL, Bangkok, Thailand, last designation held as Executive Vice President and Head of Business Bank – Strategic Planning Division

2009 - 2013    

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, The Stock Exchange of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand​

2013 – 2015

Advisor, Thailand Development Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand​​

1 Oct 2015 - 30 Sep 2020

Governor, Bank of Thailand

​Chair, BIS Central Bank Governance Group

​Member of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC)

​Member of the National Economic and Social Development Council

Member of the Board, Securities and Exchange Commission

Member of the Board, Insurance Commission

​Committee Member, Thammasat Section, Anandamahidol Foundation

Executive Board Member, Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives

Member of the Board and Treasurer, Royal Initiative Discovery Foundation

Member of the Board, Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage

Member of Chiang Mai University Council

Chair, BIS Asian Consultative Council

Independent Director and Audit Committee Member, Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL

Independent Director and Member of the Risk Management Committee, Thanachart Capital PCL

Independent Director and Audit Committee Member, Central Pattana PCL

Independent Director, Thai Airways International PCL

Audit Committee Member, Thammasat University

Member, Independent Expert Oversight Advisory Committee, World Health Organization

​​Chair, Southeast Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Board of Governors

Member, State Enterprise Policy and Supervisory Committee

Honorary Member, Thammasat University Council

1989

H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej Award for the Highest Academic Achievement in Economics, Thammasat University

1989 - 1994

Anandamahidol Foundation Scholarship​

2013

Eisenhower Fellowship

​​2015

Distinguished Alumnus Award, Thammasat Economics Association​

2019

S.R. Nathan Fellowship

Veerathai Santiprabhob is the 23rd Governor of the Bank of Thailand, a post he has held since October of 2015. He is a macroeconomist and a financial professional, with more than 25 years of experience in economic policy design, commercial banking, and capital markets.

Prior to his role as the Governor, Veerathai served as a member of the Bank of Thailand’s Board and Monetary Policy Committee and Advisor to the Thailand Development Research Institute.

Veerathai is a member of the board of a number of public agencies, including the National Economic and Social Development Board, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Insurance Commission. Since 2017, he has served as the Chair of the Central Bank Governance Group of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). At the International Monetary Fund (IMF), he has served as the governor for Thailand and a member of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC). Veerathai had also served as the Chair of the BIS Asian Consultative Council and Chair of the Southeast Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Board of Governors.

His private sector experience included senior executive positions at the Stock Exchange of Thailand and the Siam Commercial Bank. In addition, he held various positions at the boards of leading corporations, including Thanachart Capital, Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, Thai Airways International, and Central Pattana.

Veerathai earned a Ph.D. and A.M. in Economics from Harvard University and a B.A. in Economics (First Class Honors) from Thammasat University. He was awarded Anandamahidol Foundation Scholarship, Eisenhower Fellowship, and S.R. Nathan Fellowship.