Biography - Dr. Juree Vichit-Vadakan

Dr. Juree Vichit-Vadakan teaches at the School of Public Administration, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), a government graduate institution in Bangkok. She has served as Dean, Vice President and President of NIDA.

A tireless advocate and a strong voice for social justice, good governance and equitable, balanced and sustainable development, Dr. Juree has worked on three issues over the years: civil society as development partner, transparency and accountability for good governance, and gender equality and women's participation in decision making.

She has combined academic work with social movement activities via the founding of the Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society which she chairs. Dr. Juree also serves as Secretary-General of Transparency Thailand.

Dr. Juree served as Chair of the Organizing Committee for Women Leaders' Network Conference for 2003 which the Thai Government hosted in conjunction with APEC meetings in the same year. She also served as Chair of APEC Gender Focal Point Network for 2003. In addition, she was appointed as a member of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in 2004.

Dr. Juree is responsible for numerous research and consultancy projects both for government agencies and on civil society issues. She also serves on several government and civil society boards.

Dr. Juree earned her BA, MA and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley.