The Governing Board is the decision-making body of ERIA and consists of the Secretary General of ASEAN and representatives from each of the 16 member countries, all of whom have backgrounds in academia, business, and policymaking.
Updated as of 1 Mar 2023
ASEAN | H.E Dr Kao Kim Hourn | Secretary-General of ASEAN |
| Australia | TBD | TBD |
| Brunei Darussalam | Mr Hairol Nizam Hamid | Acting Director General, Department of Economic Planning and Statistics (DEPS), Ministry of Finance and Economy (MOFE) |
| Cambodia | H.E. Ros Seilava | Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia; Member of Supreme National Economic Council (SNEC) |
| China | Prof Ye Hailin | Vice Dean of National Institute of International Strategy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
| India | TBD | TBD |
| Indonesia | Dr Teguh Dartanto | Dean of Faculty of Economics and Business University of Indonesia |
| Japan | Mr Sadayuki Sakakibara | Executive Advisor to the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry; Former Chairman of Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) |
| Korea | Mr Tae-Shin Kwon | Vice Chairman and CEO, the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) |
| Lao PDR | Dr Leeber Leebouapao | Chairman of the Planning, Finance, and Audit Committee, National Assembly of Lao PDR |
| Malaysia | Prof Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Noor Azlan Ghazali | Head of the Economics and Management Cluster at the National Council of Professors; Professor of Economics at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)-Graduate School of Business; Director of Malaysian Inclusive Development and Advancement Institute (MINDA-UKM). |
| Myanmar | H.E. Dr Wah Wah Maung | Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations |
| New Zealand | TBD | TBD |
| Philippines | Dr Cielito F Habito | Professor of Economics at the Ateneo de Manila University, |
| Singapore | Ambassador Barry Desker | Distinguished Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University |
| Thailand | Dr Sansern Samalapa | Vice Minister for Commerce of Thailand |
| Viet Nam | Dr Tran Thi Hong Minh | President, Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) |