Team Profile

● THE FOUNDER

 

Christianto Wibisono (Semarang, 1945) is one of Indonesia’s most prominent intellectual figures. His critical analysis of geopolitics and macro economy has continuously played an effective role in ensuring national interest representation through policies enforced by Indonesian decision-makers. A natural-born author, Christianto co-founded TEMPO, a magazine considered as the equivalence of “TIME” in 1970, immediately following his graduation from the Graduate School of Political Science at the University of Indonesia.

During 1978 to 1983 he was appointed as the Special Aide to the former Vice President of Indonesia, H. Adam Malik. In 1980 he established the Indonesian Business Data Center, a leading business consultant and data mining firm, while consistently presenting sharp political and economic insights and analysis through his columns on many of Indonesia's most reputable media such as Kompas and Suara Pembaruan among other. Christianto is also the author of some of Indonesia’s most controversial books, namely “The Imaginary Interview with Bung Karno” that unveiled the scenes of Indonesia’s political regime in power throughout the nation’s first and second presidential transition.

In 1998, fleeing the devastating riot against the Chinese-Indonesian following the Asian financial crisis, Christianto and his family relocated to Washington, D.C., U.S.A, where he continuously monitored the development of Indonesia and regional South East Asia, and bridged the connection between the regions and Capitol Hill. During his stay in the U.S.A, he managed to gain an offer by former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid for a top cabinet position of Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs in June 2001, which he then declined.

Today, the wealth of his expertise and globalized perspective is accumulated in the establishment of Global Nexus Institute, a national think tank dedicated to materialize the goal of positioning Indonesia as the world’s potential leading economy in the present global shift of power from the West to the East.

 

 

● THE STAFF

 

At our Institute, we make every effort to select and establish a team of extraordinarily gifted professionals that are among the most remarkable personnel in their fields and professions. We target and identify only exceptional individuals who will significantly add to our firm’s effectiveness.
We welcome a number of researchers, activists, writers, and scholars, all of which have contributed in impacting the society with their collaboration of ideas, intelligence and analytical skills to join us.
 

Contact us to explore career opportunities with GNI.

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