Dr. Wonglimpiyarat is a Science Policy Researcher at the Ministry of Science and Technology and works for the Advisory Group to the Minister of Industry, Thailand. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with working experiences in accounting and banking disciplines at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank N.A. and Sussex Innovation Centre. She holds an MSc degree in Technology and Innovation Management from Sussex University, UK and a PhD in Technology Management from Manchester Business School, UK. Her publications include the "Barclaycard Case Study" in Exploring Corporate Strategy (Europe's best-selling strategy textbook) edited by Professors Gerry Johnson and Kevan Scholes, and the book Strategies of Competition in the Bank Card Business. Her recent paper on smart cards got the Best Competitive Case Award from the International Business and Economy Conference in the US.

During her Humphrey year, Dr. Wonglimpiyarat will focus her studies on Silicon Valley venture capital. She intends to apply her new knowledge to implement government technology policy to assist technology-based firms and manage risk in the venture capital industry of Thailand.