GFI Board

Deputy Executive Director for Office Management, Information Technology, and Cyber Security

Born in Jakarta in July 1972. He joined GFI in 2008 and is one of the institute's founding members. While studying at the Faculty of Economics, Universitas Nasional, he was active in the campus press and served as editor-in-chief of BILIK. A journalist at the tabloid DeTAK (1999-2001) under Eros Djarot, he later wrote freelance for media in Jakarta and Bandung. In 2000 he was named one of ten best journalists for environmental writing by the KEHATI Foundation and the Dr. Supomo Press Institute, and joined the writing team for the book Keanekaragaman Hayati Taman Nasional di Indonesia. From 2009 to 2011 he worked at the office of the Presidential Special Staff for Social Assistance and Disaster Relief. He has managed nefosnews.com, GREENOLA magazine, and the tabloid Nusantara, and was editor-in-chief of geraknews.id in 2024. He runs businesses in information technology, media consulting, and tourism consulting, and chairs IKAFENAS.

Director of Business Development and Multimedia-based Education

Born in Jakarta on 1 October 1973. Chair of the Global Future Institute Board of Trustees since 2009 and chair of the Inayah Foundation since 2016. Founder and CEO of PT Kabarindo Media Utama Internasional (2019) and of FAST LAW Coaching Indonesia, FAST Group Internasional (2004). A graduate of the Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia, specializing in Social Welfare and Development Law; during his studies he served on the UI Student Senate Presidium, chaired ISAFIS, and was a manager at ALSA. He held an AFS exchange scholarship to Australia. He is active at the Center for Legal Studies and Sustainable Civilization Development, and has spoken at European Union training at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the GFI-ISAFIS international journalism training (2019), and the annual SISBAC course.

Director of Intercultural Diplomacy and Expatriate Affairs

Born in Jakarta on 1 December 1973. He graduated in International Relations from Universitas Nasional Jakarta in 1998. Alongside his role at GFI, he is General Manager of the International Language Center (ILC) in Semarang. He has taught English at Widya Husada Nursing Academy Semarang (2009-2019), LP3I Semarang (2008-2022), ASMI Stansa Semarang (2016-2021), Universitas PGRI Semarang (2023), and Semarang State University (2021-2023). In 2022 he was a resource person for several workshops on designing and evaluating English proficiency test items held by the Language Unit of Universitas Siliwangi, Tasikmalaya.

Director of Geopolitical Studies and Regional Affairs

Born in Ngawi in January 1963, he has been writing since the 1990s. He previously wrote on social and legal affairs for local media in East Kalimantan, West Sumatra, Lampung, and Riau, as well as several institutional magazines. He completed his undergraduate studies in Jakarta and a master's degree at Universitas Winaya Mukti, Bandung. He joined GFI in 2009 as a Research Associate and was appointed Director of the Geopolitics and Regional Studies Program in 2015. A frequent speaker at GFI seminars and forums, he has also taken part in discussions at the Office of the Vice President, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the National Resilience Council, as well as the KENARI Forum led by geopolitics expert Dirgo D Purbo.

Director of Legal Studies, Human Rights, and Global Health

A 2013 graduate in Journalism Publishing from Politeknik Negeri Jakarta and its Outstanding Journalism Student of 2012. She began writing as a freelance reporter for Majalah Tapal Batas while still at university, later joining the reporting team at Greenola magazine and interning at Travelxpose. In 2013 she was part of the internal media team for the ARSADA National Congress and the research team for a biography of the founder of Inacraft. She was previously active in GFI's international relations discussion circle. She completed a law degree cum laude at Al Azhar University Indonesia after nearly a decade working in Islamic banking. She placed third in the Jakarta Islamic Centre writing anthology (2014) and is active in the Indonesian Red Cross in South Jakarta and South Tangerang.

Director of Local Wisdom, Environment, and Tourism Studies

Born in Jakarta on 10 November. In 2000 he joined Poros Indonesia under Eros Djarot and, in the same year, co-founded Study Club Indonesia Raya with Budi Djarot as a forum for debating economic, social, cultural, political, and defense issues. He has been active at the Djoko Santoso Center, a policy analysis body, since 2014, and joined the Global Future Institute in 2015. He also volunteers with Relawan Kesehatan Indonesia, a civil society organization working on health advocacy. Since 2021 he has worked with Langit Indonesia Adventure alongside Rusman Rusli, building an ecosystem around the Gunung Padang megalithic site in Cianjur so that local culture is recognized as a destination that brings economic value to the surrounding community.

Director of Public Diplomacy and Creative Economy Empowerment

A young professional serving as Director of PT Agro Tani Abadi, a company working in agricultural exports. A graduate in International Relations from BINUS University, she brings an understanding of international trade, export strategy, and managing cross-border business relationships. Before taking up the role she interned as a journalist at GFI, where she studied global dynamics in politics, economics, and trade — experience that sharpened her perspective on international regulation. She leads initiatives to improve export product quality and widen the network of trading partners, with a commitment to empowering local farmers through broader access to export markets.