Siri Jirapongphan, SCD '80

Former Minister of Energy, Thailand

Board of Directors, Bangkok Bank

Dr. Siri Jirapongphan is a highly accomplished executive and academic who currently serves as a member of the AIT Board of Trustees, and the Chairman of the Audit Committee at Bangkok Bank PLC. He possesses deep expertise in Chemical Engineering, having earned his doctoral degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an honors bachelor’s degree from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). His career is marked by significant public service, most notably as Thailand’s Minister of Energy from 2017 to 2019 and as a Plan Administrator for Thai Airways International PLC and as the former Executive Director of the Petroleum Institute of Thailand. With extensive leadership experience in the energy and finance sectors, Dr. Siri has also held key positions at IRPC PLC, the National Petrochemical Corporation, and the Petroleum Authority of Thailand.