Arch Wongchindawest

Arch Wongchindawest

Arch Wongchindawest

National Board Member

Arch previously worked as a consultant for UNDP, UN Environment, and other leading non profits. In partnership with UNESCO and UN Volunteers, Arch founded IDEACUBES, a Citywide Exhibition across Bangkok featuring 100 installation art pieces by hundreds of volunteer artists. He has led dozens of events and campaigns aimed at public engagement and fundraising for a range of causes and was invited to speak at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015 in Davos.

 

In 2015, Arch Founded Socialgiver, a boutique lifestyle and travel startup that raises funds for local charities. Socialgiver helps customers make maximum social and environmental impact while they enjoy the best travel and dining experiences with over 500 handpicked brands across Thailand. To date, Socialgiver has impacted more than half a million lives.

 

In 2020, Arch founded Wildchain, a mobile tool that brings people together to protect and restore our planet's endangered wildlife and natural zones through digital collectibles (NFTs) on the blockchain that acts as a digital mirror of real-world animal populations. Wildchain enables adoption, awareness, and crowdfunding in a new way that creates real life impact, simply by playing a game.

 

Arch currently sits on the board of Social Enterprise Thailand, supporting social entrepreneurs across Thailand. He is also a seasoned impact investor with a focus on early-stage innovative ideas that has potential to change the world.

 

Arch is an Eisenhower Fellow, Global shaper of the World Economic Forum, Edmund Hillary Fellow, UNICEF NextGen Champion, Swedish Institute Fellow, Thailand Institute of Justice Fellow; and Thailand’s Forbes 30 under 30.