Dr Tarisa Watanagase, Governor of the Bank of Thailand
Born: 30 November 1949
Education:
1973 — B.A. in Economics, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
1975 — M.A. in Economics, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
1988 — Ph.D. in Economics, Washington University, St.Louis, Missouri, USA
1999 — Advanced Management Program (AMP) Certificate Harvard University, USA
2007 — Ph.D. (Honorary) in Economics, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Experience:
2006 – present — Governor, Bank of Thailand (BoT)
2002 – 2006 — Deputy Governor, Financial Institutions Stability, BoT
2001 – 2002 — Assistant Governor, Financial Markets Operations Group, BoT
1999 – 2001 — Assistant Governor, Financial Institutions Policy Group, BoT
1998 – 1999 — Assistant Governor, Financial Institutions Regulation and Examination Group, BoT
1997 – 1998 — Director, Financial Institutions Regulations Department, BoT
1996 – 1997 — Director, Payment System Department, BoT
1991 – 1993 — Deputy Director, Department of Bank Supervision & Examination, BoT
1988 – 1991 — Economist, Central Banking Department, International Monetary Fund,
Washington D.C., U.S.A. (On the Secondment)
1987 — Assistant Director, Department of Economic Research, BoT
1975 – Joined the Bank of Thailand
Dr Tarisa Watanagase was appointed by Thai Cabinet on October 17, 2006, to become the first female governor of the Bank of Thailand, succeeding M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula who left the central bank to become the deputy prime minister and finance minister in the interim government of the then Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont.
Dr Tarisa, the 21st governor of Bank of Thailand, has a vast experience in every key department of the Bank of Thailand, including research, bank supervision and payment system departments.
For Dr Tarisa who had studied for several years in Japan, in addition to English which has long been the main second language in Thailand, she can also speak Japanese very well.
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