Narit Therdsteerasukdi

Secretary General of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI)

Mr. Narit Therdsteerasukdi became Secretary General of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) in October 2022. Previously, he served as Deputy Secretary General (2017–2022), Senior Executive Advisor of the BOI (2016–2017), Executive Director of the Investment Strategy and Policy Bureau (2015–2016), and Executive Director of the Information Technology Bureau (2014–2015). He began his career at the BOI in 1995 as an Investment Promotion Officer in various divisions, including the Investment Services Center, International Affairs Division, and Planning and Development Division. He also served as Executive Assistant to two Secretaries General of the BOI. He later became Director of the Economic and Investment Strategy Division and concurrently Director of the Center for the Development of New Investment Promotion Strategy and Policy. Mr. Narit’s experience also includes secondments to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs during 2001–2002 and 2004–2006. During this time, he was appointed Deputy Director of the One Tambon, One Product (OTOP) Program Coordination Office under the Prime Minister’s Office. He was later assigned to serve as Head of the Secretariat of the Economic Advisory Committee to the Prime Minister from 2009–2011. He is currently a board member of the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR), and a member and secretary of both Thailand’s National EV Committee and the National Semiconductor and Advanced Electronics Committee, where he drives inter-agency collaboration and leads policy advocacy to promote Thailand as a regional hub for semiconductor, smart electronics and electric vehicle industries. Mr. Narit holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics (Honors) from Chulalongkorn University, a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Ramkhamhaeng University, and an M.A. in Economics from Boston University, USA. He also received a certificate in Economic Management for Development from Curtin University, Australia, and an advanced certificate in Public Administration and Public Law from King Prajadhipok’s Institute. He is the author of two books, Next Generation Leaders and Global Village, and co-editor of Thailand Stand-up. He also wrote regular columns titled “Investment for the Future” and “Smart EEC” for newspapers and magazines. Mr. Narit has received several honors, including the “Outstanding Government Official” award (2015) from the Prime Minister, “Outstanding Alumni” awards from Saint Gabriel’s College (2022) and the Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University (2023), as well as the “Outstanding Extracurricular Activist” award (1993) from the Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University.