Bio

Dr. Soraphol Tulayasathien is an expert in macro and public economics. He has worked in public, private, and academic sector. He was a treasury strategist at the Siam Commercial Bank, a director at the Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand, and an advisor to the board of directors at National Credit Bureau. Dr. Soraphol was selected to enroll in the Public Sector Executive Development (PSED) program. He joined the Department of Trade Negotiations at the Ministry of Commerce, where he represented Thailand in investment agreement negotiations under ASEAN, ASEAN-EU, and ASEAN-India frameworks. Prior to joining the Stock Exchange of Thailand, Dr. Soraphol was the Executive Director of Macroeconomic Policy Bureau at the Fiscal Policy Office, Ministry of Finance, where responsible for GDP forecasting and Big Data on low-income earners. He was also the Deputy Spokesperson at the Ministry of Finance. Dr. Soraphol received the Outstanding Civil Servant Award in 2013. Currently, Dr. Soraphol is Senior Executive Vice President at the Stock Exchange of Thailand overseeing Corporate Strategy, International Relation, and Research. On academic front, Dr. Soraphol is a lecturer in finance, macroeconomics, and behavioral economics at NIDA, Thammasat, and Chiangmai universities for more than 12 years. He has involved in various research projects such as the development of macro-econometric model of Thai trading partner countries as well as an application of weather index insurance in Thailand. He also translated 2 economics books written by Nobel prize winner. Dr. Soraphol is now 45 year old. He is married with 1 child.