Kyaw Shinn Thant has a business development background. His interest in rural and community development led to positions in international and local NGOs where he has worked with rural communities to create small businesses and improve the local economy.

He was chosen to study community development in Thailand later gaining more learning experience and understanding of the parliamentary system, by doing an internship at the Myanmar Parliament.

Currently, he is a young professional Project Coordinator for GIZ implementing the Shan State tourism project and is also a certified entrepreneurship trainer for the region.