Gita Wirjawan

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed Wirjawan as Chairman of Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) in October 2009. Under his leadership, foreign direct investments in Indonesia almost doubled from US$11bn in 2009 to $19bn in 2011.

In February 2014, Wirjawan resigned from his position as Minister of Trade to participate in the Democratic Party Convention as a Presidential Candidate.

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

In July 2013, Wirjawan was awarded an honorary designation of 'Sangaji Gam Ma Lamo' from the Sultan of Ternate, North Molucca, Indonesia, for his role in preserving Indonesia’s local customs and heritage. In December 2013, he received an honorary doctorate in business administration from Naresuan University in Phitsanulok, Thailand in recognition of his role in developing the economy and supporting the future of youth in Indonesia. He was awarded a knighthood of ‘KRT Djojonegoro’ from Pakualaman Palace, Surakarta, in January 2014 for his active contribution in maintaining the Pakualaman cultural heritage. In October 2014, President Soesilo Bambang Yudhoyono awarded him Bintang Mahaputra Adipradana in recognition of his extraordinary contribution, as a cabinet member, to his respective field that benefits the country and the nation.

On December 14, 2012, Wirjawan was elected as the Chairman of Indonesian Badminton Association (Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia, “PBSI”) for the 2012-2016 period. Wirjawan set the goal of returning Indonesia to the top ranks of badminton, as the country was in the 1970s and 1980s. He invited former Indonesian badminton legends such as Susi Susanti, Rexy Mainaky, Rudy Hartono and Tan Yoe Hok to actively engage in the organization. To ensure the athletes can still get formal education while in training, Wirjawan set up a ‘home-school’ for athletes inside the training camp. Under his chairmanship, Indonesia has so far won three gold medals at the World Championships, 4 titles at the All England Championships, overall champion at the Southeast Asian Games in 2013 and 2015, 2 titles at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea and 1 titles Summer Olympic 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Wirjawan was appointed as Minister of Trade of Indonesia in October 2011. One of his biggest accomplishments in this role was, as Chairman of the Ninth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2013 held in Bali Dec. 3-7, 2013, leading the 159 members of the WTO to agree to a package to ease international trade barriers. Also notable was that under his leadership, Trade Law was finally passed by the House of Representatives on Feb. 11, a new milestone for the country after 80 years of using the previous Dutch-era law.

Wirjawan left the Ancora Group in October 2009 to begin his public service until the early part of 2014.

After leaving JP Morgan in April 2008, Wirjawan established the Ancora Group, focusing on investments in Indonesia. Ancora Capital, a private equity arm of the Group, invests primarily in growth companies in the middle market segment across the consumer and natural resources sectors.

An avid musician, Wirjawan met his wife, Yasmin Stamboel, while teaching piano lessons during his college summer break. The couple got married in 1993 and have three children.

Wirjawan began his career as an auditor at the firm of Morrison Brown & Argiz in Miami, Florida in 1989. He 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 Finance at Bahana Securities, Indonesia. He joined Goldman Sachs, Singapore in July 2000 as a Vice President in the Investment Banking Division, followed by a stint at Singapore Technologies Telemedia as a Senior Vice President, International Business Development from 2003 until 2004. From 2004 to 2008 Wirjawan served as a Senior Country Officer and President Director JP Morgan Indonesia.

Wirjawan earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of 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 Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, as a Mason Fellow, in 2000. He also qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas, U.S.A., and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Gita Irawan Wirjawan (born September 21, 1965) is an Indonesian entrepreneur, investment banker and philanthropist. Previously he served as Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia during President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu II (Second United Indonesia Cabinet). He is the founder of Ancora Group and Ancora Foundation. He is the current head of Badminton Association of Indonesia.