PHAM CHI LAN​

Pham Chi Lan is an independent economic researcher. She has been collaborating with various Vietnamese research institutes, universities, government agencies, business associations,
international organizations, NGOs and media on research and community activities.

• From 2012-1016 she was a member of the National Council for Sustainable Development and Competitiveness Enhancement.

• From Sept. 2014 to May 2016 Mrs. Lan joined the research and editorial teams sponsored by the Government of Vietnam and the World Bank to make the Vietnam 2035 Report.

• From 1996-2006 Mrs. Lan was an advisor to the Prime Ministers of Vietnam at the Prime Minister’s Research Commission (PMRC), at first as an associate member and then as a permanent member from 2003 until PMRC finished its role by August 2006.

• From 1966 to 2003 she worked at Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI). She held important positions at the VCCI such as Deputy Head of International Relations Department (1976-1983), Head of International Relations  Department (1983-1989), Deputy Secretary General (1989-1993), Secretary General (1993-1997), Executive Vice President (1997-2003). Her fields of expertise include participating in the formation and improvement of the institutional infrastructure for business and economic development in Vietnam, expanding business links between Vietnam and the outside world, and promoting Vietnam’s international economic integration process. She also participated iwide range of activities in Vietnam and abroad for the development of SMEs, young and women entrepreneurs, education and training, gender equality, sustainable, equity and inclusive developments as well as regional and international cooperation in these fields.

 

Mrs. Lan graduated Foreign Trade University in Hanoi in 1966. She is married
with one son.