BONG Angkeara is a Senior Research Fellow at the Asian Vision Institute and a part-time Research Consultant at the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI). His areas of research are involved in digital transformation, public policy, regional integration, international trade, and economic diplomacy. He is currently a Deputy Director General of the National Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation (NISTI) under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI). Angkeara holds a Ph.D. in Economics and a Master of Public Policy from the Australian National University sponsored by the World Bank.

Before joining MISTI, he has more than 15 years of working experiences in NGO and private sector. He was a former Acting Country Director and an Acting Office Manager at the IDP Education (Cambodia). He currently serves as a Vice Chairman of the Education Council to the Phnom Penh Teacher Education College and an Academic Board Advisor to the Faculty of Business and Administration at the Paragon International University.