Kraiyos Patrawart

Dr. Kraiyos Patrawart, the Managing Director of Thailand's Equitable Education Fund (EEF), is a transformative leader in educational reform and economic development, holding a PhD in Economics from the University of London and an MSc from the University of Warwick. At EEF, he oversees an independently-managed public fund that provides conditional cash transfers to over 1.3 million underprivileged school-age children across Thailand, while developing innovative research and technology solutions for equitable education. His influential role extends to serving on Thailand's national education reform committee, where he contributes to policy recommendations and legislative reforms. His distinguished career includes positions as Deputy Managing Director and Director of Research Institute at EEF, Assistant Managing Director at the Quality Learning Foundation, and Research Fellow at Harvard Institute for Quantitative Social Science. Under his leadership, EEF has pioneered groundbreaking initiatives, including successful corporate bond programs, while fostering partnerships with UNESCO and various agencies to combat educational inequality and intergenerational poverty, embodying the principle that achieving education for all requires collective effort and commitment.