Putikarn Aurat

Putikarn Aurat is the Managing Director at InnovestX, a 95-employee investment firm based in Bangkok, Thailand. Prior to this role, Aurat held multiple leadership positions at SCB 10X, serving as Head of Venture Portfolio Management, Head of People and Branding, and Head of Risk Management. Before transitioning to venture capital, Aurat spent nine years at PTTEP from 2011 to 2020, ultimately serving as Managing Director of PTTEP Services between 2017 and 2020 after working as a Senior Strategic Planner and Maintenance Head of Engineering. Over a career spanning six companies and nine distinct job titles with an average tenure of five years, Aurat also held earlier operational and engineering roles at multinational corporations including Shell and SCG. Aurat's professional background centers on bridging traditional energy sector operations with modern venture portfolio oversight and enterprise risk management.