Pichet Durongkaveroj

Pichet graduated from high school from Assumption College. He has a B.E. in electrical engineering from University of New South Wales, Australia and a M.Eng.Sc. in applied solar energy from Trinity University, United States. He received his Ph.D. in public policy and management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, United States.[2]

Pichet was a lecturer at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi and previously held the position of Director of the Secretariat Office of National Information Technology Committee from 1993 to 1997. He was the Director of the Electronic Commerce Development Center from 1999 to 2001 and chaired the ASEAN Working Group on Information and Communication Technology from 2001 to 2003. In 2003 he was appointed director of the Knowledge Network Institute of Thailand and in 2009 he was appointed secretary-general of the National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office, Ministry of Science and Technology.

In 2014, he was appointed Minister of Science and Technology in the government of Prayut Chan-o-cha. Then in 2016, he was appointed Minister of Digital Economy and Society in the government of Prayut Chan-o-cha.

As of July 2020, he serves as independent director of the board of directors of Bangkok Bank.[4]

Pichet has received the following royal decorations in the Honours System of Thailand:

• Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand[5]
• Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant[6]
• Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of Order of the White Elephant[7]