Gita Wirjawan

Gita Wirjawan is an Indonesian entrepreneur, educator, and public intellectual, currently a visiting scholar at Stanford University's Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, where he researches the directionality of nation-building across Southeast Asia. He served as Indonesia's Minister of Trade from 2011 to 2014 and Chairman of the Investment Coordinating Board from 2009 to 2011, and chairs the Ancora Group, which he founded in 2008, as well as Ikhlas Capital. He is the host of Endgame, one of Indonesia's leading educational podcasts, boasting hundreds of thousands of subscribers and billions of views, featuring conversations with global thinkers including Ray Dalio, Yuval Noah Harari, John Mearsheimer, and Sadhguru. His new book, What It Takes: Southeast Asia, draws on nearly five years and over 200 recorded conversations to examine how the region, home to 700 million people and a four-trillion-dollar economy, can move from the periphery to the core of global consciousness. Gita holds degrees from Harvard Kennedy School, Baylor University, and The University of Texas at Austin.

Gita Wirjawan adalah seorang pengusaha, pendidik, dan intelektual publik asal Indonesia, saat ini menjadi visiting scholar di Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University, di mana ia meneliti arah pembangunan bangsa di Asia Tenggara. Ia menjabat sebagai Menteri Perdagangan Indonesia dari 2011 hingga 2014 dan Ketua Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal dari 2009 hingga 2011, serta memimpin Ancora Group, yang ia dirikan pada 2008, dan juga Ikhlas Capital. Ia adalah pembawa acara Endgame, salah satu podcast edukasi terkemuka di Indonesia, dengan ratusan ribu pelanggan dan miliaran tayangan, menghadirkan percakapan bersama pemikir global seperti Ray Dalio, Yuval Noah Harari, John Mearsheimer, dan Sadhguru. Buku terbarunya, What It Takes: Southeast Asia, disusun dari hampir lima tahun dan lebih dari 200 percakapan yang direkam, mengulas bagaimana kawasan dengan 700 juta penduduk dan ekonomi senilai empat triliun dolar ini dapat bergerak dari pinggiran menuju pusat kesadaran global. Gita meraih gelar dari Harvard Kennedy School, Baylor University, dan The University of Texas at Austin.