Current roles

  • Founder and Chief Executive Officer

    DO IN THAI

    A research and social innovation organisation working in Thailand and abroad.

  • Co-founder, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer

    Perpetual Innovation (PI)

    Research and innovation for sustainability and financial equality.

Education

  • PhD, social innovation and entrepreneurship

    Bertha Centre, University of Cape Town

    Dissertation across computing, people, and social innovation.

  • MSc, Computer Science (English programme)

    School of Information Technology, KMUTT

  • BSc, Computer Science (English programme)

    School of Information Technology, KMUTT

Further study

  • The Power of Place

    Really Regenerative Inc

    2024

  • Sustainability Certificate

    MIT Sloan

    2019

  • Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation

    MIT Sloan

    2018

  • Advanced Design Thinking

    IDEO U

    2018

  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate

    Harvard

    2016

  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate Program

    Stanford

    2015

  • Foundation of Design Thinking

    IDEO

    2014

Earlier work

  • Co-founder, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer

    Nestifly

    A financial technology company working on financial inequality in Thailand, and the first of its kind licensed by the Bank of Thailand.

  • Engineer, internship

    Google, California

    Project Loon, then under Google X.

  • Network research engineer

    NASA, Arizona

    Space Imagery Laboratory, working on data collected from space.

Teaching and speaking

Suthat teaches, advises, and sits on committees on innovation development, design thinking, systems thinking, human-centred problem solving, and measuring sustainability, for organisations in Thailand and abroad.

  • Design thinking instructor

    Achieve Plus, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University

    2023–2024

  • Design thinking instructor

    The Masterclass, KMITL

    2020

  • Regular speaker on socially grounded design thinking

    Por Laew Dee The Creator

    A programme developing Thai businesses through the sufficiency economy philosophy.

    2016–present

  • Adviser and speaker on strategy, design thinking, and people development

    Ministry of Transport

    Including the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Department of Highways, Department of Land Transport, Department of Rail Transport, MRTA, and OTP.

    2016–present

  • Speaker on human resource development

    Thai and international organisations

    Including the UN, Sustainable Brands (Thailand, Spain, Turkey, USA), Rise, Samsung, Daikin, ETDA, PTT, Thai Airways, ThaiSmile, SCBLIFE, FWD, TEDx, Google Hack Fair, CSR World Congress, Ogilvy, True Incube, MQDC, AIS, Y&R Group, TCFF, the Department of Business Development, the Department of Agricultural Extension, ThaiHealth, the Thailand Environment Institute, NSTDA, BAAC, PMUA, the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the Stock Exchange of Thailand, and Nakornping Hospital.

    2015–present

  • Adviser and speaker on design thinking, digital services, and people development

    Khon Kla Kuen Thin, Thailand Future Design Foundation

    2015–present

  • Adviser and speaker on national youth and skills programmes

    Achieve Plus, Future is Fine, StartUp Thailand, 24Hours of Innovation, StartUp Boot Camp, U2T

    2015–present

  • Adviser and speaker on design thinking, entrepreneurship, and innovation

    Universities and schools

    KMUTT, KMUTNB, KMITL, Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University, Thammasat University, Suranaree University of Technology, Panyapiwat Institute of Management, Walailak University, and Suankularb Wittayalai School.

    2014–present

Selected work and recognition

  • EarthPulse data platform

    Thailand’s first platform for monitoring world events and climate change through environmental data, with FutureTales Lab by MQDC.

    2019

  • ThaiSkyward.com

    Southeast Asia’s first platform for understanding and adapting to climate through local data collection and processing, with AIS.

    2017

  • Food Giving (Thailand)

    Thailand’s first fully digital food-sharing service for social and sustainability purposes, with S&P and Sustainable Brands Bangkok.

    2016

  • Let’s Clean Slate

    The world’s first digital service using AI to find and remove abusive posts, with Ogilvy Thailand and Facebook.

    2015

  • Mealfiction.com

    Thailand’s first traceability service for agricultural processes and harvest management, later used abroad as well.

    2013

  • TG Travel Green Innovation, first prize

    A platform growing forest area from air travel, presented in Toulouse, France.

    2012

  • True Innovation Award, first prize

    A platform letting people with visual impairment feel images.

    2010

  • Microsoft Imagine Cup, world’s final fifteen

    The same platform, presented in Warsaw, Poland.

    2010

  • Java Open Jive, first runner-up in Thailand and regional business value award

    A platform matching people who need goods with people who have them, later extended to find surplus food for people in need in Kenya.

    2009

Media

  • Por Laew Dee Talk 67, “DO IN THAI TALK”

    2024

  • Kha Phra Baht, on building a society of sharing

    2017

  • Heart Talk, “Food Giving”

    2017

  • The Dialog by Whizdom, Ep.5

    2016

  • Jor Jai, “True value”

    2016

  • Saisuwan Lightning Talk, on wasted food and what it is worth

    2016

  • Khon Kla Fan, “Dreamers”

    2013

  • Duay Phra Barami, “Following in Father’s footsteps”

    2011

  • TK Teem, “Braille Eyes”

    2011