Nattasuda (Anusonadisai) Kaplin
Communications Lead at ADB Ventures- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Thai Native or bilingual proficiency
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Japanese Professional working proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Krista Zimmerman
Nattasuda is one of the most gifted communications professionals I’ve had the privilege to work with in my 15+ years in the international development/humanitarian sector. She excels at traditional media outreach, social media strategies, popular mobilization and campaign messages and, above all, video design and production. She is collaborative and empowering, teaching others and sharing her knowledge and experience to help build excellent teams.
Connor McGuinness
Natt played a key role in the development and delivery of ADB Ventures, the Asian Development Bank's first VC arm, communications strategy and productions. Natt is a responsive, warm, and committed team player with whom it's been a pleasure to work. I have no hesitation in recommending Natt as specialist in comms, marketing, PR, and other media.
Arjun P Gupta
Worked with Natt on a series
Krista Zimmerman
Nattasuda is one of the most gifted communications professionals I’ve had the privilege to work with in my 15+ years in the international development/humanitarian sector. She excels at traditional media outreach, social media strategies, popular mobilization and campaign messages and, above all, video design and production. She is collaborative and empowering, teaching others and sharing her knowledge and experience to help build excellent teams.
Connor McGuinness
Natt played a key role in the development and delivery of ADB Ventures, the Asian Development Bank's first VC arm, communications strategy and productions. Natt is a responsive, warm, and committed team player with whom it's been a pleasure to work. I have no hesitation in recommending Natt as specialist in comms, marketing, PR, and other media.
Arjun P Gupta
Worked with Natt on a series
Krista Zimmerman
Nattasuda is one of the most gifted communications professionals I’ve had the privilege to work with in my 15+ years in the international development/humanitarian sector. She excels at traditional media outreach, social media strategies, popular mobilization and campaign messages and, above all, video design and production. She is collaborative and empowering, teaching others and sharing her knowledge and experience to help build excellent teams.
Connor McGuinness
Natt played a key role in the development and delivery of ADB Ventures, the Asian Development Bank's first VC arm, communications strategy and productions. Natt is a responsive, warm, and committed team player with whom it's been a pleasure to work. I have no hesitation in recommending Natt as specialist in comms, marketing, PR, and other media.
Arjun P Gupta
Worked with Natt on a series
Krista Zimmerman
Nattasuda is one of the most gifted communications professionals I’ve had the privilege to work with in my 15+ years in the international development/humanitarian sector. She excels at traditional media outreach, social media strategies, popular mobilization and campaign messages and, above all, video design and production. She is collaborative and empowering, teaching others and sharing her knowledge and experience to help build excellent teams.
Connor McGuinness
Natt played a key role in the development and delivery of ADB Ventures, the Asian Development Bank's first VC arm, communications strategy and productions. Natt is a responsive, warm, and committed team player with whom it's been a pleasure to work. I have no hesitation in recommending Natt as specialist in comms, marketing, PR, and other media.
Arjun P Gupta
Worked with Natt on a series
Credentials
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AI For Everyone
DeepLearning.AIAug, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
Disaster Preparedness
University of PittsburghJun, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
Project Management for Development Professionals
Project Management InstituteMay, 2019- Sep, 2024 -
Civic-Military Coordination Working in Complex Emergencies
United Nations OCHAJan, 2018- Sep, 2024 -
Leading Change - Intensive Leadership Development
American Councils for International EducationDec, 2017- Sep, 2024 -
Media and Arts in Peace
United States Institute of PeaceNov, 2017- Sep, 2024 -
Negotiation: Shaping the Conflict Landscape
United States Institute of PeaceOct, 2017- Sep, 2024
Experience
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ADB Ventures
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Philippines
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Communications Lead
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Aug 2020 - Present
Nattasuda leads all communication functions of the Asian Development Bank's inaugural venture capital fund - ADB Ventures. This includes the strategy and implementation of a range of outreach activities to strengthen its positioning as a leading Asian climate and impact-focused VC platform, crowding in more than $1 billion of risk capital. In doing so, Natt recommends improvements and integrations to enhance the facility's marketing efficiency, the Fund's impact review and performance, investment decision-making, and overall effectiveness. Show less
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Plan International
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Communications - Ukraine Crisis Response
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Oct 2022 - Jul 2023
Nattasuda is part of the Ukraine Response's Leadership Team. She leads the Ukraine Refugee Crisis Response communications and media functions, recommends improvements to enhance the response's external engagements, and manages national communication specialists in four countries; Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, and Romania. Plan International focuses on several priority areas we can add value, such as child protection, mental health and psychosocial support, education, and cash and voucher assistance. Show less
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Head of Media and Regional Strategic Communications Manager - Asia and the Pacific
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Oct 2018 - Aug 2020
Nattasuda was responsible for media, campaign, and communications strategies and implementation at the regional level in Asia-Pacific. She managed several large-scale communication projects and campaign pilots while advising 14 country offices on their strategic and creative directions. She also led communications in emergencies in Asia-Pacific while running upskilling workshops for the leadership team. • Natt secured media coverage and ghost-wrote content to profile Plan International on top-tier international and regional publications such as the BBC, Thomson Reuters, The Guardian, and South China Morning Post. • She produced short films about girls defying gender norms that won several awards at international film festivals. The films were showcased at global conferences and screened for the President of Sri Lanka as an advocacy tool.• She led the team that tripled Plan International’s regional social media followers within six months without expanding the budget. Natt also advised on social media campaigns, one of which became the second most-trending hashtag in India, resulting in over 265 million reach and 13K engagements. Show less
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Emergency Communications Manager - Deployable
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Jan 2018 - Jun 2020
Nattasuda worked as part of the global task force on media and communications for fundraising and reporting during emergency responses such as the Lombok and Sulawesi earthquakes in Indonesia, Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh and Cyclone Fani in India.
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Acting Head of Influencing and Communications - Bangladesh
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Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
Nattasuda managed the national advocacy and strategic communications team while advising on communications and advocacy strategy development, including the roll-out of a flagship 'Girls Get Equal' campaign and supporting the Rohingya Emergency Response.
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VSO
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Global Media and Communications Advisor
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Jan 2017 - Jan 2018
Nattasuda was responsible for advising nine country offices in Asia-Pacific on meaningful media partnerships focusing on national and regional media coverage to support development work in each country. • She worked as part of the team that facilitated UK’s parliamentarians visit to Pakistan and India to advocate for specific development issues. • She secured partnerships with leading national media outlets highlighting VSO’s impactful content from the field. Nattasuda was responsible for advising nine country offices in Asia-Pacific on meaningful media partnerships focusing on national and regional media coverage to support development work in each country. • She worked as part of the team that facilitated UK’s parliamentarians visit to Pakistan and India to advocate for specific development issues. • She secured partnerships with leading national media outlets highlighting VSO’s impactful content from the field.
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Associate Producer
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Mar 2016 - May 2017
Nattasuda was the Associate Producer for Showtime's feature-length documentary that follows inmates and their roads to freedom through a prison-sanctioned Muay Thai fighting program called 'PRISON FIGHTERS: 5 ROUNDS TO FREEDOM' It earned an honorable mention in the ‘Best Documentary TV Special/Movie’ category from The CynopsisSports Media Awards, a competition recognizing top documentaries in the United States. Nattasuda was the Associate Producer for Showtime's feature-length documentary that follows inmates and their roads to freedom through a prison-sanctioned Muay Thai fighting program called 'PRISON FIGHTERS: 5 ROUNDS TO FREEDOM' It earned an honorable mention in the ‘Best Documentary TV Special/Movie’ category from The CynopsisSports Media Awards, a competition recognizing top documentaries in the United States.
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The Associated Press
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United States
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Media Production
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700 & Above Employee
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Journalist
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May 2015 - Dec 2016
Nattasuda covered breaking news stories, features, and investigative articles for AP’s wire service and supported the production of video content for AP Television News. She worked as part of an investigative journalist team whose series of articles on 'Slavery in Fishing Industry' led to the freeing of more than 2,000 enslaved fishers, brought perpetrators to justice, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Services in 2016. Read her work here >> Pulitzer.org/winners/associated-press Bigstory.apnews.org/journalist/ nattasuda-anusonadisai Show less
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International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC
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Switzerland
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Regional Digital Communications Officer
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May 2016 - Oct 2016
Nattasuda was responsible for profiling the International Committee of the Red Cross as a humanitarian thought leader in Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam. She led media engagement efforts in four countries while developing communications products to raise public awareness on the protection of vulnerable groups. Nattasuda was responsible for profiling the International Committee of the Red Cross as a humanitarian thought leader in Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam. She led media engagement efforts in four countries while developing communications products to raise public awareness on the protection of vulnerable groups.
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MONO GROUP
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Denmark
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Events Services
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Broadcast News Anchor
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Apr 2013 - Nov 2015
Nattasuda hosted two news programs for a Thai National TV Network, Mono29. The programs were 'Welcome World' and 'Welcome World Weekend', which featured national and global affairs news with exclusive interviews on topics of public interest. She also interviewed national and regional public figures such as Ambassadors, CEOs, Innovators, Celebrities, and other Public Influencers. Nattasuda hosted two news programs for a Thai National TV Network, Mono29. The programs were 'Welcome World' and 'Welcome World Weekend', which featured national and global affairs news with exclusive interviews on topics of public interest. She also interviewed national and regional public figures such as Ambassadors, CEOs, Innovators, Celebrities, and other Public Influencers.
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PBS
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United States
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Line Producer
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May 2014 - Jan 2015
Nattasuda was a Line Producer for an Emmy Award Nominee Longform Documentary called TERROR IN LITTLE SAIGON. The documentary project was a collaboration between PBS FRONTLINE and ProPublica, which investigated murders and attacks against Vietnamese-American journalists and uncovered a trail from American cities to the jungles of Southeast Asia through interviews with intelligence officials during the Vietnam Wars. Nattasuda was a Line Producer for an Emmy Award Nominee Longform Documentary called TERROR IN LITTLE SAIGON. The documentary project was a collaboration between PBS FRONTLINE and ProPublica, which investigated murders and attacks against Vietnamese-American journalists and uncovered a trail from American cities to the jungles of Southeast Asia through interviews with intelligence officials during the Vietnam Wars.
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News Producer
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Feb 2010 - Apr 2014
Nattasuda was an international news producer for a Japanese national TV network - Nippon Television. She was responsible for planning and producing newsworthy scoops and features in Asia-Pacific for viewers in Japan. Her role also involved liaising with news sources from different industries, from refugees, business tycoons, and community leaders to government officials. Her team was the first foreign news crew with access to reporting from a military base in Australia regarding US troop deployment during a politically sensitive time. Show less
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Education
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2022 - 2025
Asian Institute of Technology
PhD Student, Environment, Sustainability and Innovation -
Stamford International University
MBA, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services -
Asian University of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Business Communications
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