Rungporn Roengpitya is the Head of Financial Stability Department, Bank of Thailand (BOT). Her duty includes overseeing the surveillance and analysis of the Thai financial system and market stability, macroprudential policies and conducting research on macro-financial stability under integrated policy framework (IPF).

During her 18 years at BOT, Rungporn’s work experience covers various key areas of central banking, including monetary policy, inflation forecast, fiscal policy analysis, financial stability, bank supervision, Basel II and III implementation and model development. Her research interests include quantitative models of systemic risk, financial cycle, systemically important financial institutions (SIBs), macro and micro stress testing, credit risk models, bank competition and bank business model classification.

Prior to joining the Bank of Thailand in 2007, Rungporn had worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She also joined the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) as Senior Advisor during her sabbatical leave in 2013.

Rungporn holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Williams College.