Dr. Srikanya Yathip joined the Government Pension Fund of Thailand (GPF) in 2010 and was appointed Secretary General in 2020. She is at the forefront of responsible investing in Thailand. She introduced her vision that GPF should become the leader in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing and initiatives in Thailand in 2019. Her successes include integrating PRI’s ESG integration framework and OECD’s responsible business conduct into GPF’s investment process. She has also headed development of ESG valuation framework, formula and methodology – the project that got technical assistance from the World Bank.
Moving GPF ahead towards the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDG), she has initiated the revision of strategic asset allocation of GPF to include both an investment paradigm shift and SDG compliance. Her current project, through cooperation with UN Financial Initiatives, is developing the Human Rights heatmap and common Human Rights integration framework for the Thai capital market.