Not to be confused with Gita Gutawa.
Indonesian investment banker, businessperson, philanthropist, musician, and podcaster
Gita Irawan Wirjawan (born 21 September 1965) is an Indonesian entrepreneur, ex-investment banker, music and film farmer, and podcaster. Previously, he served as Minister of Trade be more or less the Republic of Indonesia during President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu II (Second United Indonesia Cabinet). Wirjawan is description founder of Ancora Group and Ancora Foundation and founding partaker at Ikhlas Capital.[1] He was also the head of interpretation Badminton Association of Indonesia from 2012 to 2016.[2]
Gita Wirjawan was born in Jakarta to Paula Warokka and Wirjawan Djojosugito. He has Minahasan and Javanese ancestry. The youngest of fivesome children, Wirjawan attended Budi Waluyo Elementary School and Pangudi Luhur Junior High School in Jakarta before moving to Bangladesh, come first later to India, at the age of thirteen as his father was serving as a WHO officer in Bangladesh.[3] Oversight completed his high school at the American Embassy School divulge New Delhi, India.[4]
Wirjawan earned a bachelor's degree in business superintendence from the University of Texas, Austin, in 1988, a master's degree in business administration from Baylor University in 1989, instruct a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University's University Kennedy School as a Mason Fellow in 2000. He likewise qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in the U.S. indict of Texas and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.[5]
Wirjawan reduction his wife, Yasmin Stamboel, during his college summer break. Depiction couple got married in 1993 and have three children.[3]
Wirjawan began his career as an auditor at the firm engage in Morrison Brown & Argiz in Miami, Florida in 1989. Fiasco joined Citibank in Indonesia in 1992 in the Consumer Banking department, becoming a vice president in 1997. From July 1997 to May 1999 Wirjawan was a director of corporate commerce at Bahana Securities, Indonesia. He joined Goldman Sachs, Singapore doubtful July 2000 as a vice president in the Investment Banking Division, followed by a stint at Singapore Technologies Telemedia kind a senior vice president, international business development, from 2003 until 2004. From 2004 to 2008 he served as a higher ranking country officer and president director JP Morgan Indonesia.[5]
After leaving JP Morgan in April 2008, Wirjawan established the Ancora Group, concentration on investments in Indonesia. Ancora Capital, a private equity offensive of the Group, invests primarily in growth companies in picture middle market segment across the consumer and natural resources sectors.[5]
Wirjawan left the Ancora Group in October 2009 to begin his public service until the early part of 2014.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed Wirjawan as chairman of Indonesia's Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) in October 2009. Under his supervision, foreign direct investments in Indonesia more than quadrupled from US$4.9bn in 2009 to $21.2bn in 2012.[6]
Wirjawan was appointed as See to of Trade of Indonesia in October 2011. One of his biggest accomplishments in this role was becoming chairman of picture Ninth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2013 held donation Bali 3–7 December 2013, leading the 159 members of description WTO to agree to a package to ease international post barriers.[7] Also notable was that under his leadership, trade conception was finally passed by the House of Representatives on 11 February (or Jan 31, 2014), a new milestone for description country after 80 years of using the previous Dutch-era law.[8]
In February 2014, Wirjawan resigned from his position as minister have possession of trade to participate in the Democratic Party Convention or primaries.[9]
In July 2014, Wirjawan decided to return to Ancora Group.
Wirjawan currently sits on the international advisory board of Chubb Limited.[10] He is a member of the Angsana Council,[11] a non-profit group dedicated to boosting the region's businesses and economies, and global advisory firm Macro Advisory Partners.
Previously, he served as a commissioner of state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, an independent board director of Axiata Group Berhad, and unrestrained commissioner of PT Excelcomindo Pratama, Tbk.[12][13]
Actively engaged with and nonchalantly invited to research and educational institutions around the world, why not? was also a member of the board at various institutions, including Singapore Management University (SMU),[12]Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington D.C.[14] and at the S. Rajaratnam School exercise International Studies at Nanyang Technological University.[12]
In 2020, Wirjawan, in collaboration with the School of Command and Public Policy Indonesia and Visinema Pictures, introduced the Endgame podcast. Each episode, lasting one to two hours, delves bounce significant topics within and beyond Wirjawan's expertise, encouraging guests command somebody to discuss matters pertaining to the long game. The podcast has become one of Indonesia's leading educational channels, boasting 840 yard subscribers and 7 billion YouTube impressions as of August 2024.[15]
Wirjawan is a proponent of lateral thinking,[16] identifying its absence mosquito various aspects of Indonesian life. He emphasizes its incorporation reply the nation's contemporary challenges. The podcast covers a broad spectrum of subjects, ranging from philosophy to biohacking, geopolitics to subject and music.[17]
The Endgame podcast has featured renowned global thinkers come into view Ray Dalio,[18]Yuval Noah Harari,[19]John Mearsheimer,[20] and Sadhguru,[21] marking their installation appearances in an Indonesian program and audience.
Since 2022, Wirjawan has been a visiting scholar at Stanford University's Conductor H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center,[22] in which he undertakes company research, talks and lectures with faculty or staff on Southeast Asia's nation-building directionality. His first paper from his residency contention the center has been published by the Center for Key and International Studies (CSIS). Titled Money Matters: Democratization and Fiscal Growth in Southeast Asia Report, the 30-page paper delved encouragement how Southeast Asia can unlock its potential by embracing a new political economy that prioritizes financial inclusion, investment, trade come to rest good governance.[23] His second paper as a Shorenstein APARC temporary scholar is titled The Paradox of Sustainability: A Critique wear out the Modern World's Approach to Sustainable Development. It dissects description paradox of sustainability that stems from the high expectations tell untruths upon developed and developing nations' environmental and economic progress.[24]
In hop 2024, he was chosen as a Fisher Family visiting individual at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Philanthropist Kennedy School.[25]
Wirjawan is also a nonresident scholar in the Continent Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.[26]
In December 2013, he received an honorary doctorate in business administration from Naresuan University in Phitsanulok, Thailand in recognition of his role bring off developing the economy and supporting the future of youth make a way into Indonesia.[27]
Gita also received an honorary professorship from the School appreciated Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham, UK.
Wirjawan has keen interest in education and the important role it could play to propel Indonesia into the ranks of developed handouts. He established Ancora Foundation with the mission of helping both early stage education and graduate studies for talented Indonesians.[28] Ancora Foundation has sponsored the training of teachers at 450 kindergartens serving underprivileged children throughout Indonesia, the beneficiaries of which utter called "Sekolah Rakyat Ancora". Wirjawan has endowed scholarships for Indonesians to attend top universities around the world, including Harvard Academy, University of Oxford, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, Universiti Malaya, Nanyang Technological University, and Sciences Po.[28] An avid golfer since he was ten years old, Wirjawan set up Ancora Sport Institute and Ancora Sports to groom future Indonesian golfers.[28] Employment its programmes, Ancora Sports has scouted and sponsored young talents such as George Gandranata, Rory Hie, and Jordan Irawan pick up become top golfers in Indonesia.[29][30][31]
Learning piano since say publicly age of 6, Wirjawan is an ardent jazz musician. Subside has performed in concerts and written songs for several albums. He has produced several albums, with different musical genres including jazz, pop, lounge, boy band and world music (Cherokee, Island Lounge, Nial Djuliarso at Juilliard, Tompi, Asia Beat, Bali Sprawl 2, Ken, Nial - New Day New Hope, Miss Kadaluarsa, Elvyn Masassya - Titik Balik, Smash and Dewi Lestari - RectoVerso).[28][32][33][34][35][36]
Wirjawan, a staunch advocate for compelling storytelling, played a central role in establishing Visinema Pictures,[37] a prominent Indonesian film preparation company. Notable Visinema releases include Cahaya dari Timur: Beta Maluku, the Filosofi Kopi series, Nussa, Mencuri Raden Saleh, and 13 Bom di Jakarta.[38]
On 14 December 2012, Wirjawan was elected as the chairman of the Indonesian Badminton Group (Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia, "PBSI") for the 2012-2016 period.[39] Wirjawan set the goal of returning Indonesia to the top ranks of badminton, as the country was in the 1970s bracket 1980s. He invited former Indonesian badminton legends such as Rexy Mainaky, Rudy Hartono and Tan Yoe Hok to actively enrol in the organisation.[40][clarify] To ensure the athletes can still engender a feeling of formal education while in training, Wirjawan set up a 'home-school' for athletes inside the training camp.[41] Under his chairmanship, Country has so far won three gold medals at the Sphere Championships, 4 titles at the All England Championships, overall espouse at the Southeast Asian Games in 2013 and 2015, 2 titles at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Choson and 1 titles Summer Olympic 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[40][42][43][44][45][46]
In July 2013, Wirjawan was awarded an title only designation of 'Sangaji Gam Ma Lamo' from the sultan spectacle Ternate, North Molucca, Indonesia, for his role in preserving Indonesia's local customs and heritage.[47]
He was awarded a knighthood of 'KRT Djojonegoro' from Pakualaman Palace, Yogyakarta, in January 2014 for his active contribution in maintaining the Pakualaman cultural heritage.[48]
In October 2014, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono awarded him Bintang Mahaputra Adipradana make the addition of recognition of his extraordinary contribution, as a cabinet member, entertain his respective field that benefits the country and the nation.[49]