Comprising of the Secretary-General of ASEAN and representatives from 16 countries, ERIA's esteemed Governing Board serves as the pivotal decision-making body at ERIA. Committed to fostering economic growth and regional integration, the Board members bring their wealth of experience and knowledge to drive impactful initiatives that benefit the region.
Governing Board Members
Updated as of 27 March 2024
ASEAN |
H.E. Dr Kao Kim Hourn | Secretary-General of ASEAN |
Australia | Mr Christopher Langman |
Chair of the Australian Pacific Economic Cooperation Council Committee (AusPECC) |
Brunei Darussalam |
Mr Hairol Nizam Hamid |
Acting Director General |
Cambodia | H.E. Ros Seilava | Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia; Member of Supreme National Economic Council (SNEC) |
China | Prof Ye Hailin | Professor and Deputy Director-General of National Institute of International Strategy Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) |
India | TBC |
TBC |
Indonesia | Dr Teguh Dartanto |
Dean of Faculty of Economics and Business University of Indonesia |
Japan | Mr Sadayuki Sakakibara | Executive Advisor to the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry; Former Chairman of Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) |
Republic of Korea | Ambassador Suh Jeong-in | Former Ambassador to ASEAN; Research Fellow of the Korea University ASEAN Center (KUAC); Inspector at the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) |
Lao PDR | Dr Leeber Leebouapao | Chairman of the Planning, Finance, and Audit Committee, National Assembly of Lao PDR |
Malaysia | Prof Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Noor Azlan Ghazali | Head of the Economics and Management Cluster at the National Council of Professors; Professor of Economics at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)-Graduate School of Business; Director of Malaysian Inclusive Development and Advancement Institute (MINDA-UKM) |
Myanmar | H.E. Dr Wah Wah Maung |
Deputy Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations |
New Zealand | Dr Alan Bollard |
Professor of Practice at the Wellington School of Business and Government |
Philippines | Mr Ramon M. Lopez |
Former Secretary of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI); |
Singapore | Ambassador Barry Desker | Distinguished Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University |
Thailand | Dr Puntil Jongjittrakoon |
Vice Minister for Commerce, Ministry of Commerce |
Viet Nam | Dr Tran Thi Hong Minh | President, Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) |