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Not to be confused with Gita Gutawa.

Indonesian investment banker, entrepreneur, philanthropist, instrumentalist, and podcaster

Gita Irawan Wirjawan (born 21 September 1965) is an Indonesian intermediary, ex-investment banker, music and film grower, and podcaster. Previously, he served gorilla Minister of Trade of the Body politic of Indonesia during President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu II (Second United Indonesia Cabinet). Wirjawan is class founder of Ancora Group and Ancora Foundation and founding partner at Ikhlas Capital.^[1] He was also the imagination of the Badminton Association of Country from 2012 to 2016.^[2]

Personal life

Gita Wirjawan was born in Jakarta to Paula Warokka and Wirjawan Djojosugito. He has Minahasan and Javanese ancestry. The youngest of five children, Wirjawan attended Budi Waluyo Elementary School and Pangudi Luhur Junior High School in Jakarta previously moving to Bangladesh, and later strut India, at the age of xiii as his father was serving kind a WHO officer in Bangladesh.^[3] Flair completed his high school at interpretation American Embassy School in New City, India.^[4]

Wirjawan earned a bachelor's degree encroach business administration from the University recompense Texas, Austin, in 1988, a master's degree in business administration from Baylor University in 1989, and a master's degree in public administration from Altruist University's Harvard Kennedy School as span Mason Fellow in 2000. He besides qualified as a Certified Public Treasurer in the U.S. state of Texas and holds a Chartered Financial Expositor designation.^[5]

Wirjawan met his wife, Yasmin Stamboel, during his college summer break. Prestige couple got married in 1993 attend to have three children.^[3]

Business career

Wirjawan began cap career as an auditor at integrity firm of Morrison Brown & Argiz in Miami, Florida in 1989. Put your feet up joined Citibank in Indonesia in 1992 in the Consumer Banking department, seemly a vice president in 1997. Steer clear of July 1997 to May 1999 Wirjawan was a director of corporate resources at Bahana Securities, Indonesia. He connubial Goldman Sachs, Singapore in July 2000 as a vice president in say publicly Investment Banking Division, followed by cool stint at Singapore Technologies Telemedia considerably a senior vice president, international fold development, from 2003 until 2004. Outlandish 2004 to 2008 he served primate a senior country officer and skipper director JP Morgan Indonesia.^[5]

After leaving Justice of the peace Morgan in April 2008, Wirjawan folk the Ancora Group, focusing on money in Indonesia. Ancora Capital, a concealed equity arm of the Group, invests primarily in growth companies in blue blood the gentry middle market segment across the customer and natural resources sectors.^[5]

Wirjawan left excellence Ancora Group in October 2009 submit begin his public service until picture early part of 2014.

Public service

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed Wirjawan as chairman of Indonesia's Investment Corresponding Board (BKPM) in October 2009. Prep below his leadership, foreign direct investments joke Indonesia more than quadrupled from US$4.9bn in 2009 to $21.2bn in 2012.^[6]

Wirjawan was appointed as Minister of Bet on of Indonesia in October 2011. Companionship of his biggest accomplishments in that role was becoming chairman of representation Ninth World Trade Organization Ministerial Meeting of 2013 held in Bali 3–7 December 2013, leading the 159 affiliates of the WTO to agree cause somebody to a package to ease international commerce barriers.^[7] Also notable was that out of the sun his leadership, trade law was in the end passed by the House of Representatives on 11 February (or Jan 31, 2014), a new milestone for dignity country after 80 years of utilize consume the previous Dutch-era law.^[8]

In February 2014, Wirjawan resigned from his position because minister of trade to participate groove the Democratic Party Convention or primaries.^[9]

In July 2014, Wirjawan decided to transmit to Ancora Group.

Board memberships

Wirjawan latterly sits on the international advisory scantling of Chubb Limited.^[10] He is exceptional member of the Angsana Council,^[11] unadorned non-profit group dedicated to boosting authority region's businesses and economies, and worldwide advisory firm Macro Advisory Partners.

Previously, he served as a commissioner curst state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, an independent board director of Axiata Group Berhad, and independent commissioner make out PT Excelcomindo Pratama, Tbk.^[12][13]

Actively engaged keep an eye on and regularly invited to research significant educational institutions around the world, fiasco was also a member of rectitude board at various institutions, including Island Management University (SMU),^[12]Center for Strategic careful International Studies in Washington D.C.^[14] with at the S. Rajaratnam School get through International Studies at Nanyang Technological University.^[12]

Contribution in education and philanthropy

Endgame Podcast

In 2020, Wirjawan, in collaboration with the Institution of Government and Public Policy Country and Visinema Pictures, introduced the Endgame podcast. Each episode, lasting one figure out two hours, delves into significant topics within and beyond Wirjawan's expertise, exhortatory guests to discuss matters pertaining rear the long game. The podcast has become one of Indonesia's leading instructional channels, boasting 840 thousand subscribers tolerate 7 billion YouTube impressions as pay the bill August 2024.^[15]

Wirjawan is a proponent cut into lateral thinking,^[16] identifying its absence rejoinder various aspects of Indonesian life. Crystalclear emphasizes its incorporation into the nation's contemporary challenges. The podcast covers well-ordered broad spectrum of subjects, ranging get out of philosophy to biohacking, geopolitics to portal and music.^[17]

The Endgame podcast has featured renowned global thinkers like Ray Dalio,^[18]Yuval Noah Harari,^[19]John Mearsheimer,^[20] and Sadhguru,^[21] evaluation their inaugural appearances in an Malay program and audience.

Academic career

Since 2022, Wirjawan has been a visiting learner at Stanford University's Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center,^[22] in which crystalclear undertakes collaborative research, talks and lectures with faculty or staff on Southeastward Asia's nation-building directionality. His first find from his residency at the heart has been published by the Inside for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Titled Money Matters: Democratization and Budgetary Growth in Southeast Asia Report, authority 30-page paper delved into how Southeastward Asia can unlock its potential unwelcoming embracing a new political economy stray prioritizes financial inclusion, investment, trade stand for good governance.^[23] His second paper likewise a Shorenstein APARC visiting scholar problem titled The Paradox of Sustainability: A Critique of the Modern World's Disband to Sustainable Development. It dissects description paradox of sustainability that stems vary the high expectations placed upon mature and developing nations' environmental and mercantile progress.^[24]

In spring 2024, he was tasteless as a Fisher Family visiting man at the Belfer Center for Study and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School.^[25]

Wirjawan is also a nonresident scholar collective the Asia Program at the Industrialist Endowment for International Peace.^[26]

In December 2013, he received an honorary doctorate agreement business administration from Naresuan University explain Phitsanulok, Thailand in recognition of culminate role in developing the economy most important supporting the future of youth spartan Indonesia.^[27]

Gita also received an honorary chair from the School of Politics tolerate International Relations, University of Nottingham, UK.

Philanthropy

Wirjawan has keen interest in edification and the important role it could play to propel Indonesia into class ranks of developed nations. He accepted Ancora Foundation with the mission grip helping both early stage education alight graduate studies for talented Indonesians.^[28] Ancora Foundation has sponsored the training bring into play teachers at 450 kindergartens serving impecunious children throughout Indonesia, the beneficiaries invoke which are called "Sekolah Rakyat Ancora". Wirjawan has endowed scholarships for Indonesians to attend top universities around rectitude world, including Harvard University, University fine Oxford, Stanford University, University of Metropolis, Universiti Malaya, Nanyang Technological University, service Sciences Po.^[28] An avid golfer by reason of he was ten years old, Wirjawan set up Ancora Golf Institute captain Ancora Sports to groom future State golfers.^[28] Through its programmes, Ancora Diversions has scouted and sponsored young genius such as George Gandranata, Rory Hurry, and Jordan Irawan to become coat of arms golfers in Indonesia.^[29][30][31]

Music and films

Learning forte-piano since the age of 6, Wirjawan is an ardent jazz musician. Let go has performed in concerts and hard going songs for several albums. He has produced several albums, with different dulcet genres including jazz, pop, lounge, immaturity band and world music (Cherokee, Island Lounge, Nial Djuliarso at Juilliard, Tompi, Asia Beat, Bali Lounge 2, Aggravate, Nial - New Day New Hanker, Miss Kadaluarsa, Elvyn Masassya - Titik Balik, Smash and Dewi Lestari - RectoVerso).^{[28][32][33][34][35][36]}

Wirjawan, a staunch advocate for official storytelling, played a pivotal role train in establishing Visinema Pictures,^[37] a prominent Asiatic film production company. Notable Visinema releases include Cahaya dari Timur: Beta Maluku, the Filosofi Kopi series, Nussa, Mencuri Raden Saleh, and 13 Bom di Jakarta.^[38]

Badminton Association of Indonesia

On 14 Dec 2012, Wirjawan was elected as influence chairman of the Indonesian Badminton Convention (Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia, "PBSI") representing the 2012-2016 period.^[39] Wirjawan set excellence goal of returning Indonesia to nobleness top ranks of badminton, as probity country was in the 1970s folk tale 1980s. He invited former Indonesian badminton legends such as Rexy Mainaky, Rudy Hartono and Tan Yoe Hok pass away actively engage in the organisation.^{[40][clarify]} Reveal ensure the athletes can still role-play formal education while in training, Wirjawan set up a 'home-school' for athletes inside the training camp.^[41] Under king chairmanship, Indonesia has so far won three gold medals at the Environment Championships, 4 titles at the Make a racket England Championships, overall champion at description Southeast Asian Games in 2013 famous 2015, 2 titles at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Peninsula and 1 titles Summer Olympic 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^{[40][42][43][44][45][46]}

Honours distinguished awards

In July 2013, Wirjawan was awarded an honorary designation of 'Sangaji Untenable Ma Lamo' from the sultan remark Ternate, North Molucca, Indonesia, for her majesty role in preserving Indonesia's local duty and heritage.^[47]

He was awarded a knighthood of 'KRT Djojonegoro' from Pakualaman Castle, Yogyakarta, in January 2014 for realm active contribution in maintaining the Pakualaman cultural heritage.^[48]

In October 2014, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono awarded him Bintang Mahaputra Adipradana in recognition of his astounding contribution, as a cabinet member, colloquium his respective field that benefits interpretation country and the nation.^[49]

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