Dr. Chalee is the President of the Lightnet Group, and the Senior Advisor of the Lightnet and WeLab Consortium. He leads the consortium formed by Lightnet, a Thai-homegrown global fintech leader offering global payment solutions across 150 countries and WeLab, a leading pan-Asian fintech platform, in securing the virtual banking license from the Bank of Thailand.

Driven by his vision to empower customers in managing their financial needs, Dr. Chalee is dedicated to revolutionizing financial services through technological innovation. With a wealth of experience spanning 25 years in finance, digital business, and data analytics, Dr. Chalee brings a unique perspective to the fintech landscape. Prior to his role at Lightnet, he was the Chief Digital Banking Officer at Siam Commercial Bank in Thailand, where he oversaw big data and AI solutions development that advanced the bank’s digital banking capabilities.

Dr. Chalee's journey through leadership roles at prominent global entities like WorldQuant, Merrill Lynch, Sun Trading, and McKinsey & Company has honed his expertise in corporate strategy, digital transformation, quantitative trading, and predictive algorithm development.

An alumnus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Dr. Chalee holds undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.