Pat Naranpat Thitipattakul

Pat Naranpat Thitipattakul is an experienced investment manager and corporate innovator based in Thailand. She is currently the Innovation and Global Partnership Manager at Disrupt, Southeast Asia's leading startup and digital innovation program. With a keen interest in EdTech, Pat works closely with entrepreneurs to develop solutions that improve access to education in Thailand and Southeast Asia. She is also a seasoned Investment Manager at 500 TukTuks, a micro-fund that empowers seed-stage startups in the region with the best of Silicon Valley’s education, thinking, and talent.

Pat has an extensive educational background, having studied Business English at Wimbledon School of English in London, International Relations and Affairs at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Venture Capital at the University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, Business Administration, Management, and Operations at the University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business, Accounting and Business/Management at Chulalongkorn University, International Business at Tohoku University, and the Women in Business Program at Harvard University.

Before joining Disrupt, Pat worked as an Investment Director at Orzon Ventures and in management consulting at PwC South East Asia Consulting. She has also served as the Business Partnerships Manager at the European Commission, Freelance Digital Marketer, Sales Development Parcel Europe at DHL, and Assurance Intern at KPMG. Pat is also a former Global Internship Program Director at AIESEC and an exchange student at AFS Intercultural Programs.