Athip Tantivorawong

Education

HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Kennedy School of Government MA, USA

Master of Public Administration (MPA), with Innovation Awards (Full Scholarship) 2013-2015

• Harvard Kennedy School Student Ambassador, Harvard Innovation Awards

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Graduate School of Business CA, USA

Master of Business Administration (MBA), with Certificate of Public Policy (Full Scholarship) 2012-2014

• Stanford GSB Ambassador, Stanford GSB MBA Interviewer

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PA, USA

Bachelor of Science in Economics, Overall GPA 3.72, Major GPA 3.90 2005-2009

• University Honors, Econ Department Honors, ΟΔΕ, Senior Leadership Recognition Awards

Joint Venture of EGAT, RATCH, and EGCO with $100M capital for energy innovations Feb2022-Present

CEO & Board of Director

Built Innopower from scratch, setting and managing of strategic, investment and operational directions.

• Created Energy Ignition Venture, a JV with TRIREC, to invest in late-stage startups that can enhance

decarbonization impacts – invested in 4 startups, one of which turned into a unicorn

• Launched Renewable Energy Credit(REC) trading business that becomes Thailand’s largest trader –

trade over 1.2 million RECs in the first quarter of operation, generating over $2M new revenue

• Deployed EV Fleet at MaeMoh Smart City, reducing CO2 by 0.7 million tons

• Collaborated with EGAT to deploy EV chargers across Thailand to ensure smooth EV Transition

• Grew Innopower by approximately 7X from 2022-2023 with positive bottom line in the last 2 quarters

Member, Thailand Energy Transition Committee Dec 2022-Jun 2023

Member, The Committee Studying Cost Reduction for Public Electricity Bills Sep 2024-Present

Thai National Energy Conglomerate, a Fortune 100 company Jul 2009-Jan 2022

Vice President, Business Innovation Department, IRPC

• Set up Business Innovation Department for IRPC to seed & scale innovations from within(Corporate

Startup) and via investments(Venture Capital) & partnership

• Developed energy storage business from scratch, creating the 1st energy storage rental business and a

brand new revenue stream for GPSC of more than $1M in the first year

• Implemented a smart energy city concept that includes solar energy & energy storage at VISTEC by

using AI to analyze electricity profile and real-time weather forecast to create optimal energy solutions

• Negotiated and sold the 1st Café Amazon Master Franchise outside PTT Group, resulting in the 1st

Café Amazon in the Middle East, and potential profit of more than $1M

World’s largest online retailer (e-commerce) with revenue over $74billion in 2013 Jun-Aug 2014

Senior Operations Manager (Offer Senior Manager Role after internship)

Japanese e-commerce conglomerate with revenue over US15billion in 2012 June-Aug 2013

Business Development Manager (Offered Country Manager Role after internship)

Thai Royal Decoration - Member (Fifth Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant in 2020
Obama Leader – Selected by Pres. Obama as one of 200 leaders across Asia on contribution made in their countries
Tatler Gen.T – Recognized among 300 leaders across Asia as leaders in the field of climate change& sustainability
Thailand Future List – Recognized as one of the 100 Thais who made significant contribution in their fields
Quality Person of the Year – in the field of Energy and Utilities in 2023
Thailand Institute of Justice – Rule of Law and Development(RoLD) program participant in 2022
Institute of Management Education for Thailand Foundation – Chosen as an IMETMAX2 participant in 2019
Intermediate Certificate for Young Leader in Democratic Governance (PNP) – King Prajadhipok’s Institution
National Defence Course for Future Leaders (NDCFL) Class 1- National Defence College participant in 2024