Veerathai Santiprabhob

Veerathai Santiprabhob (Thai: วิรไท สันติประภพ) (born 25 December 1969) was the Governor of the Bank of Thailand from 1 October 2015 to 30 September 2020.

He was educated at Thammasat University (BA Economics, 1988) with first class honors and receiving 4 gold medals for academic assistance and another 1 medal was awarded to Bhumibol Scholarship throughout the period of studying at Thammasat University and he graduated with a degree in economics at the age of 18.

[2] Veerathai started working at the International Monetary Fund at Washington DC, which advises governments and central banks of member countries.

[4] Dr. Veerathai was appointed as the 20th Governor of the Bank of Thailand, succeeding Prasarn Trairatvorakul on October 1, 2015, a position he held until his term finished on September 30, 2020.

[5] Veerathai's tenure as governor was notable for the Bank of Thailand missing its inflation target for all 5 years of his governorship.