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Dr. Siri has been teaching Finance and Economics for over 27 years. She was a full-time faculty at the Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore from 2009-2023. Currently, she continues to teach on a part-time basis for NTU, and Singapore Management University (SMU). Prior to joining NTU, she taught at several universities in the US, including Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota and at Chulalongkorn University in her native Thailand. Dr. Siri started her academic career in 1996, after 13 years of work experiences in the corporate sector where she held various high-level executive positions in the international financial services industry, including an Economist position at the World Bank in Washington D. C., Vice President for Treasury at Bangkok Bank, and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Land Properties that she was instrumental in its listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Subsequently, tried her hands on entrepreneurship and co-founded a boutique business consulting firm in the US and she continues her consulting services for international clients till these days. Dr. Siri is very passionate about teaching. She was nominated for teaching awards 11 times and won 5 awards. From 2016 to 2020, Dr. Siri also served as the Academic Director for the Nanyang Fellow MBA Programme. Dr. Siri’s research interests are on financial and economic issues related to Asia, ASEAN, and the Euro Area. She has been frequently invited to give talks on the above issues, both in Singapore and internationally. Dr. Siri holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School, a Master’s in Applied Economics from University of Minnesota, USA, and a Bachelor of Economics (First class honor, gold medal) from Chulalongkorn University. Being an avid piano player, she also holds an L.T.C.L licentiate diploma in piano performing from the Trinity College of Music, London.