Kanchana Wanichkorn
Director of Sectoral Development,
ASEAN
Jakarta,
Indonesia
Kanchana Wanichkorn has joined the ASEAN Secretariat as the Director of Sectoral Development, ASEAN Economic Community in June 2023. She oversees and provides strategic guidance for ASEAN cooperation in key sectors, including energy and minerals; food, agriculture, and forestry; tourism; transport; science, technology, and innovation; the Initiative for ASEAN Integration and Narrowing Development Gap; sub-regional development; and the ASEAN Blue Economy agenda.
Prior to joining the ASEAN Secretariat, she was the Vice President of the Office of National Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Policy Council (NXPO), Thailand.
Kanchana received her PhD in Engineering & Public Policy and MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, MA in Applied Economics, MS in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from University of Michigan and BS (Distinction) in Mechanical Engineering from University of Minnesota, USA.