Gavin Vongkusolkit

Managing Director, Heritage Estates

Industry : Business

Holding a master’s degree in business from Sydney University, Gavin Vongkusolkit is a successful restaurant and hotel entrepreneur. The chair of the Bangkok chapter of the Young Entrepreneurs Chamber (YEC), he is also the founder of Dreamdojo Academy art school. He grew up around hospitality people as the son of the co-founder of the Erawan Group, a hotel investment and development company with 45 properties across nine brands. His mother established Kuppa, a leading Bangkok coffeehouse. In 2008 Gavin purchased the Asoke Towers office building and expanded his Glowfish co-workspace business. In 2014 he was entrusted to develop Ad Lib hotel on the site of an old family home. Since then the hotel has won international acclaim for its unique design and the passion of its people.