Marisa Panyachiva

Marisa Panyachiva joined the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand in January 2021 as a Partnership and Development Finance Officer. She supports the Resident Coordinator and the UN Country Team by providing substantive support for strategic planning and coordination of partnerships. She also facilitates dialogues with partners, including with Government, the private sector, civil society and other relevant stakeholders, to improve development assistance policies and practice. Marisa began her UN career in 2006 with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and has 15 years of UN experience in supporting programme management at the regional level. A lawyer by background, Marisa was working in the private sector as a lawyer with Baker & McKenzie’s Bangkok Office prior to joining the UN.