Meet Our Team
We are a group of like minded people who are serious and passionate about making the world a better place according to our own individual talents and capacity. We believe that financial independence and self-sufficiency are essential to development, and dignity comes before development. Therefore, we work hard to develop vulnerable youth by giving them access to education and economic assistance. We believe in the creation and the implementation of an inclusive, innovative and sustainable program. Only this can lead to a systemic change.
Veronica Colondam
Founder & CEO
Veronica Colondam
Founder & CEO
YCAB Foundation is the founding and flagship organization in YCAB Social Enterprise Group that was established in 1999 by Veronica Colondam. With a mission to break the generational poverty cycle using financial inclusion as an instrument to enable education, YCAB under the leadership of Veronica has successfully impacted more than 4,1 million youth. Under her leadership, YCAB is ranked 28th in Top 200 SGO World in 2023.
Veronica Colondam
Founder & CEO
- YCAB Foundation is the founding and flagship organisation in YCAB Social Enterprise Group that was established in 1999 by Veronica Colondam. With a mission to break the generational poverty cycle using financial inclusion as an instrument to enable education, YCAB under the leadership of Veronica has successfully impacted more than five million youth. Under her leadership, YCAB is ranked 28th in Top 200 SGO World in 2023. YCAB received the UN-ECOSOC General Consultative Status in 2016.
Veronica has authored several books on youth development and risky behavior. She is also the youngest recipient of the United Nation award called the UN-Vienna Civil Society Award (2001) and appointed as Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum (2006). She’s also the Fellow of Asia Society’s 21 Young Leaders (2007) and of Global Social Innovator Park Fellow (2008), Globe Asia’s Most Powerful Women in Indonesia (2007), and Channel News Asia Change Maker (2009) & Asian of the Year (2010). The winner of Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year (2011), Schwab Foundation’s Social Entrepreneur of (2012), Women of Impact (2020) and Asia’s Top Superwomen (2021). In 2014, Forbes named her as 48 Asian Philanthropist and one of Ten Most Inspiring Women in Indonesia.
With a degree in Mass Communications, she received her Master in Social Science from the Imperial College, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Alumnus of the Global Leadership program at Harvard’s Kennedy School (2009); Leadership Lab at MIT; Social Entrepreneurship at INSEAD and Impact Investment, SAID Business School, Oxford.
Executive Team
Giovanni Janitra
Treasurer
Giovanni Janitra
Treasurer
Giovanni is a highly accomplished professional accountant with over eight years of experience in his field. His expertise is in the area of budgeting, auditing, and financial analysis. He holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Indonesia, which he obtained with cum laude honours in 2014. Moreover, he has a diploma in financial planning from Australia and currently holds a professional financial modeler license.
His passion for social enterprises was sparked through his past volunteering activities. He discovered that he could use his skills as a strategic leader to achieve a positive social and economic impact on society. He is a proactive problem solver with critical thinking and analytical skills, making him capable of leading diverse teams toward success.
He is currently pursuing his MBA degree at the Australia Graduate School of Management (AGSM) where he will focus on sustainability and social impact studies. And, he continues to serve as YCAB’s treasurer remotely.
Adelle Odelia Tanuri
Secretary General
Adelle Odelia Tanuri
Secretary General
Adelle serves as the Secretary General of YCAB Foundation and Head of Impact Investments in YCAB Ventures, where she co-leads IWEF (Indonesia Women Empowerment Fund). Additionally, she is the Co-founder and Director of Rahasia Gadis, Indonesia’s largest online girl community focused on mental health, girls’ rights, and girls’ leadership. Adelle holds a double major in Economics and Development Studies from UC Berkeley and has expanded her knowledge in Business Innovation for Social Responsibility at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She is also an alumnus of the Harvard/University of Zurich “Impact Investing for the Next Generation” Program. With her entrepreneurial spirit and investment expertise, Adelle strives to create more opportunities, empowerment, and educational access for underprivileged and marginalized girls and women throughout Indonesia.
Board of Trustees
Pieter Tanuri
Board of Trustee
Pieter Tanuri
Board of Trustee
Pieter’s passion in financial market has led him to chair several securities and asset management companies. Completing his cycle of experience extended from banking to manufacturing, Pieter sold his tire factory to Michelin and happily embarked into his passion in sport business.
This led him to acquire Bali United football club right after closing his chapter as a manufacturer. To date, Bali United is the most uprising football club with a well managed club with over five million fans and became the champion of Indonesia’s National League in two consecutive years (2019 & 2022). Bali United is among the very few football clubs in Asia that went public and listed in Jakarta stock exchange mid June 2019.
Since the early days, Pieter has been the instrumental mentor and support to YCAB. He takes pleasure in coaching the team to grow and scale since 1999.
Happily married to Veronica Colondam, together they’re blessed with three grown children.
Victor Colondam
Board of Trustee
Victor Colondam
Board of Trustee
Victor Colondam joined the Board of Trustee in early 2015. Prior to joining the board, he has been a great support to his younger sister, Veronica, the CEO of YCAB Foundation. As part of family legacy, YCAB was co-founded by their late mother, Charlotte Marriane Elizabeth Cussoy-Colondam (1937-2002).
With his personal motto “much is given, much is expected”, he journeys life with his devotion to spiritual life and giving has been a big part of his worship.
After graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree, he started several business in manufacturing electron business supply chain and now holds senior position in Michelin owned company, PT. Multistrada Arah Sarana Tbk (MASA).
He loves sport and is specially passionate about badminton. Since his youth, he was trained as an athlete until an injury that ended his career in competitive sport.
Supervisory Board
Lisa Luhur Schad
Chairperson of Supervisory Board
Lisa Luhur Schad
Chairperson of Supervisory Board
Lisa Luhur-Schad began her career in RCTI, the pioneer of Indonesian private television company. Over the years she expanded her portfolio covering not only television, but also print media. She was the President Director at Media Indonesia Daily from 2006- 2014 Currently her role as Chief CSR Officer of Media Group cover the whole social responsibility activities within the group and its business units, she is also the Secretary General of Sukma Foundation – an social organisation founded by Media Group to manage humanitarian aid for tsunami and other natural disaster victims which has raised hundreds of billions of Rupiah to transform the lives of displaced people across the Archipelago. In addition to this, Lisa is also the Chair of Media Group Foundation and the Chair of Kick Andy Foundation which has initiated many movements to support the marginalised people. KickAndy is a well known talk show host that has inspired millions in Indonesia through his weekly program.
While busy in her professional life, Mrs Luhur-Schad is also in advancing her education, including her participation in the IDEAS Fellowship Program, MIT-Sloan School of Management, Boston (Innovative Dynamic Education & Action for Sustainability). In 2010, Ms Luhur-Schad kindly accepted her role of as an international advisor to YCAB.
Arie Armand
Supervisory Board, Risk and Compliance Committee
Arie Armand
Supervisory Board, Risk and Compliance Committee
He is a graduate of the Faculty of Law, University of Padjadjaran. He graduated from post-graduate study at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, USA in 2005.
He is member of The Indonesia Bar Association (IKADIN) and Capital Market Legal Consultant.
He works on banking and finance, capital market, M&A transactions as well as securitization of loan portfolios.
In 2019 he was nominated as most inspiring lawyer in the field of pro bono non-litigation by Hukumonline for his dedication assisting several ngo’s and foundations focusing in education, neonatal and child health.
Lia Sunarjo
Supervisory Board
Lia Sunarjo
Supervisory Board
Lia has been in the advertising and communications industry for over 20 years where she spent most of the years in multinational agencies such as FCB, EURO RSCG, Y&R, Wunderman and Leo Burnett, with a wholesome experience in brand advertising, marketing services and public relations.
Today, Lia is the Managing Director of FAB Indonesia, the pioneer in tech-based creative business platform in Indonesia, the largest and fastest growing, with more than 30 creative and consumer business in its ecosystem. She also sits as board of advisor at YCAB Foundation and a fellow of Asia Society’s Asia 21.
Rofikoh Rokhim
Supervisory Board
Rofikoh Rokhim
Supervisory Board
Rofikoh Rokhim is a Professor and the Director of Master of Management program at the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia. Rofikoh’s research interest covers banking, finance, capital market, good governance, economic crisis, and development of domestic finance, foreign direct investment, micro credit, and other studies. She has published on finance and economic-related issues in several academic journals.
Rofikoh is currently active in several activities outside of the academia, including serving as a Vice President Commissioner / Independent Commissioner at Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI). She was appointed as President Commissioner of PT Hotel Indonesia Natour. She joined as Service and Membership Committee and Policy on Organizational Performance and HR Management of BPJS TK. She was also a member of audit and risk management at PT Pos Indonesia. She was assigned as a board member at Article 33 Foundation. She was also a member task force Village Fund by Ministry of Village, Transmigration and Remote Area and task force in Anti-Mafia Migas by Ministry of Energy & Natural Resources. She received her Doctoral Degree with concentration in Applied Micro and Macroeconomics from Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France, in 2005
Sukirno Tarjadi
Supervisory Board, Human Capital and Ethics Committee
Sukirno Tarjadi
Supervisory Board, Human Capital and Ethics Committee
Sukirno Tarjadi, born in 1962, is a counselor, public speaker and trainer. He holds a postgraduate diploma in Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy (a family therapy model) from the Satir Institute of the Pacific (Vancouver).
He is also licensed by the Institute to conduct training for counselors. He regularly conducts classes in counseling and family therapy, parenting and life enrichment. Sukirno also sees individual clients for counseling and therapy. He and his wife are both certified in Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis (T-JTA) and Common Sense Parenting.
Committee Board
Shasha Disyacitta
Human Capital and Ethics Committee
Shasha Disyacitta
Human Capital and Ethics Committee
As a Human Capital Committee and Ethics member of YCAB Foundation, Shasha is both active in her psychology practice as HR consultant and committed to the profession. She discovered YCAB back in 2007 where she join youth training program that held by one of YCAB’s business unit called Pelangi.
She received her M.A., Psychology Industry and Organization from Atma Jaya Catholic University. To aid her expertise, she underwent professional trainings and certification in the United States of America in areas of training and development programs as master trainer and professional consultant.
In 2010, she co-founded FLIP, a Strategic Learning Partner & HR Consultant, which provides strategic solution such as consulting, training and module development to organization.
Prior to joining YCAB, Shasha practiced psychology as a lecturer in Atma Jaya University of Indonesia and taught subject of training and organizational development. She also gave trainings to well-established companies all throughout Indonesia and Phillippines.
Bobby Hartanto
Human Capital and Ethics Committee
Bobby Hartanto
Human Capital and Ethics Committee
Bobby’s passion in developing human resources can be seen in his 30 years record of achievement. He demonstrated success leading, managing and delivering training for professionals and youths in Japan, Abu Dhabi, Austria, Indonesia, Pakistan, as well as the Philippines and the United States. Stanford University, Harvard Business School and Claremont College in USA are three of the many places he visited to top his professional development.
He believes in people and their potential. He strives to have positive impact on people, who will then ripples the effect on others. His main value in human resource development is by contributing to people so that they can develop their potential and performance as well as their careers, and thereby change businesses and even nations.
Bobby acquired M.A., Psychology from University of Indonesia and his interest is in intercultural studies, training and clinical psychology. He also had an extensive knowledge of psychology with publications appearing in various Indonesian print media.
He served in Advisory Department and Board of Human Capital and Ethics of YCAB Foundation before his tenure as the Chief of Board Advisor. In the present day, he works closely with FLIP which he founded in 2012 as the fruit of his passion in human resource development and management.
Ali Mardi
Governance, Risk and Compliance Committee
Ali Mardi
Governance, Risk and Compliance Committee
Ali has over twenty years of professional experience in financial, accounting and tax consulting. He is currently a Tax Partner in one of the big 4 accounting firms.
One of his passions is helping Indonesian children to access (better) education, and this is reflected in his involvement in YCAB.
Ali graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Tarumanagara University majoring in Accounting in 1995. He obtained his MM Strategic Management degree from Prasetiya Mulya Business School in 2015. He is also a registered Tax Consultant (Brevet C) and a registered Chartered Accountant (CA) with the Indonesian Institute of Accountants.
Chrisma A. Albandjar
Governance, Risk & Compliance Committee
Chrisma A. Albandjar
Governance, Risk & Compliance Committee
Ms. Albandjar is currently the Chief Communication Officer of DANA one of Indonesia’s leading digital wallet startups. She also serves as Board of Commissioner of Kimia Farma, Indonesia Pharmaceutical State Owned Enterprise. In the Public Sector, Ms. Albandjar was the Special Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, and served as the Expert Advisor to the Commission I DPR RI responsible for Information Communications, Foreign Affairs, Inteligence and Military Policy. In the private sector, she held the role of Market Access, Public Affairs and Policy Director for several Multinational Companies such as as Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) Indonesia, Pfizer and Microsoft, in addition of years working in broadcasting and telecommunication companies. Ms Albandjar graduated from Airlangga University Surabaya Indonesia and received her bachelor degree in International Relations at the Social & Political Science Department. She is also the recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship, acquiring her Masters of Arts (in Electronic Media) from the San Francisco State University where she received the university’s highest award as the outstanding graduate student; in addition to acquiring Master of Business Administration from the Prasetiya Mulya Business School – Jakarta. Currently she is pursuing her Doctorate Degree in Business Administration at Pelita Harapan University, Jakarta.
Ms. Albandjar carries with her more than 25 years of Information and Communication experience, in Journalism, Management and Public Policy. After returning from the US, she is heavily involved in the telecommunication industry in the rural areas and ICT issues especially regarding digital divide issues. Her expertise in information, communications, information technology policies made her a frequent speaker at forums related to her field. She held several organization positions including Executive Committe for Indonesia Chamber of Commerce; and several youth social movement non profit organizations in the area of building capacity and enabling youths, and also animal welfare. As a professional, Ms. Albandjar visions re-position the paradigm of politics and economy in Indonesia to that of a professional stature.
Ms. Albandjar played many roles in the political shaping of Indonesia’s new governmental map, and anti corruption movements.
YCAB International
Wayah Wiroto
IN LOVING MEMORY (1970 - 2023)
Wayah Wiroto
IN LOVING MEMORY (1970 - 2023)
Wayah Surya Wiroto joins Endeavor Indonesia as the new Managing
Director with a background in Strategic Planning and Organizational Development for over 20 years.
Wayah spent over 4 years in GE Indonesia in different functions
namely Country Sales Director GE Renewable, and Market Development Director GE Global Growth Indonesia. Wayah also served as HRD Director and Corporate Planning & Learning Director of PT. Multistrada Arah Sarana Tbk. since 2011 – 2014. Prior to that, Wayah
was the Vice Rector for International Collaboration and Marketing Director of Universitas Bina Nusantara in Jakarta Indonesia. Currently sits as External Advisor at YCAB Foundation since 2011.
He earned a Bachelor of Agricultural Engineering from Bogor
Agricultural University in 1993, MSc in Community Nutrition from SEAMEO TROPMED, Regional Center for Community Nutrition at the University of Indonesia in 1996 and PhD in Agricultural Economics from the Institute of Agriculture Policy, Market Research and Economic
Sociology, Bonn University, Germany in 2002.
Michael Mitterlehner
Vice President
Michael Mitterlehner
Vice President
Michael Mitterlehner is an Investment Professional with Vitruvian Partners, a London-based a growth capital fund.
Prior to that, Michael was the Managing Director and Co-Founder of a private equity backed e-commerce business. Previously, Michael was with Goldman Sachs Capital Partners where he focused on investment opportunities in the Retail and Industrial sectors.
Michael has an MSc in International Business Administration from Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and a CEMS Masters degree in International Management from HEC Paris.
Michael has been involved with YCAB since he spent time with the team during a year-long sabbatical that led him to work with Social Entrepreneurs across the globe.
Michael lives in London with his wife and their young daughter.
Council Board
Julianto Sidarto
Chairman & Strategy and alignment
Julianto Sidarto
Chairman & Strategy and alignment
Julianto Sidarto is a retired Managing Director of Accenture, who has served as Country Managing Director of Indonesia, member of Accenture’s ASEAN Leadership Council, and various regional leadership roles.
He has over 26 years of Management Consulting & Operations experience, helping clients define and execute large scale business change.
His client experience includes private and state owned Indonesian companies, global Multinationals, and other Asian companies, and has lived and worked in Indonesia, USA, Germany, Singapore, and Malaysia.
Julianto holds an MBA degree from the UCLA Anderson School of Management in Los Angeles, California in 1988, a Masters degree in Computer Science and a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in 1984.
He currently serves as senior management advisor/ commissioner at several companies in Indonesia.
Agung Nugroho
Strategy & Alignment Council
Agung Nugroho
Strategy & Alignment Council
Agung Nugroho is a true trailblazer in the world of technology, a mastermind of innovation, and a driving force in the business landscape. Agung’s remarkable career weaves together roles as a tech visionary, a supportive investor, and a builder of successful enterprises, painting a story of bold vision and tangible impact.
Agung’s time as a Senior Director at Grab showcases his expertise in steering a major tech player, leaving a positive mark on its growth story. As CEO and Co-Founder at Kudo, Agung’s leadership fuelled the company’s rise, while his prior role as Co-Founder & COO marked his dedication to innovation and effective operations.
In a brief yet impactful stint as a Summer Associate at Unitus Impact, Agung contributed to positive changes. His time at The Boston Consulting Group as a Consultant demonstrates his knack for solving complex business puzzles.
Agung’s academic journey includes a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Entrepreneurship – Venture Capital from the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, enriching his knowledge in innovation. Participation in the Grab Leadership Executive Education program at Harvard Business School honed his leadership skills. A stop at London Business School added a finance flavour to his learning, and he started his academic journey at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), graduating with a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering.
Andre Louhanapessy
Program Content & Development
Andre Louhanapessy
Program Content & Development
Andre Louhanapessy is the Dean of Studies at the University College, The University of Melbourne and has been working in the Tertiary Education Management sector for the past 6 years. Previously, Andre spent 9 years working in the international development field with the United Nations Development Program and with the Church World Service in Indonesia. During his tenure at the United Nations his responsibilities included Head of Peace and Development Cluster for UNDP Bangladesh, Special Assistant to Head of Office (Programme Specialist) for UNDP South Sudan and Deputy Section Head for the Crisis Prevention and Recovery Unit of UNDP Indonesia. Andre’s area of specialization is in the design and the management of programs that focuses on conflict prevention, post conflict and post disaster recovery. He has a Master’s Degree in Development Studies from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering from the Trisakti University in Indonesia. Andre is a member of School Council for Alamanda College P-9 and was a member of the Board of Directors of Melbourne Girls Grammar School. He is an International Advisory Board Member of the YCAB Foundation.
Janine Teo
Program Content & Development
Janine Teo
Program Content & Development
Janine Teo heads Solve Education!, an education technology not-for-profit with the mission of delivering quality education to everyone, focussing on the BOP (Bottom of Pyramid) demographic.
Janine is a passionate entrepreneur who has founded and sold companies in the technology, beauty and consumer goods industries. On top of her entrepreneurial experience, Janine has also a strong international track record in sales, marketing and revenue management in the corporate world, mostly in the highly competitive hospitality industry. She has worked in 8 different countries, and has trained and supported hotels across almost 100 countries. As an enthusiastic linguist, she is fluent in 5 languages.
Janine’s research paper on Solve Education!: “How gaming, artificial intelligence and big data is changing education” is published in IEEE’s International Conference on Game, Game Art and Gamification 2016. She has also published her research paper in IEEE, ACM and SCS conferences in the field of parallel simulation.
Education is the key to solve the many challenges we face in the world today, and because of this, Janine is an avid speaker on topics like education, edtech, and poverty alleviation.
She is born and raised in Singapore, and has a Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.
Desra Percaya
International Affairs
Desra Percaya
International Affairs
Desra Percaya is an Indonesian diplomat and currently Director General for Asia, the Pacific and Africa at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Desra Percaya was appointed ambassador and permanent representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations in New York in February 2012. He was elected chair of the United Nations First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) on 4 September 2013. Also served as Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Co-facilitator on human rights treaty bodies, Chairman of the NAM Working Group on Disarmament, vice-chair of the UN Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and vice-chair of the UN Committee on Decolonization.
Percaya was previously Indonesia’s permanent deputy representative to the UN in Geneva, Switzerland. Before this he was Director of International Security and Disarmament in the Directorate of Multilateral Affairs in Jakarta between 2007 and 2009. He first joined Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986.
Percaya received a bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at Airlangga University in Surabaya, Indonesia. He was awarded a master’s degree in International Studies (Diplomacy) in 1995 by Birmingham University . He completed his PhD at Durham University . He was awarded the honorary degree of the Doctor of the University (DUniv) by the University of Birmingham in 2014.
Sandro Calvani
International Affairs
Sandro Calvani
International Affairs
Senior Adviser on Strategic Planning, Mae Fah Luang Foundation (under Royal Patronage), Bangkok, ThailandFaculty Member Webster University: Humanitarian Issues in International Affairs, Masters of Arts in International Relations.Former Director General UNICRI, Turin, Italy.Former Executive Director, ASEAN Center of Excellence on U.N. Millennium Development Goals, and Director a.i. Human Resources Office, Asian Institute of Technology.Member of
the Global Agenda Council on Poverty of the World Economic Forum, Davos and Dubai. » InfoMember of the Scientific Council
of the Research Institute on International Right of Peace Giuseppe Toniolo, RomeMember of the American Association for Advancement of Science, AAAS.Member of the Association of Change Management Professionals, ACMP.
In July 2007 UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon appointed Mr. Sandro Calvani from Italy, as Director General of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), based in Turin, Italy with programmes in all continents.
Mr. Sandro Calvani took over the leadership of UNICRI in July 2007 and became the eighth Director to lead the Institute from its establishment in 1967. His tenure of appointment ended in April 2010. Before being appointed to UNICRI, Mr. Calvani was the Director of the UNODC Office in Colombia (2004-07).
Mr. Calvani has significant experience across a wide range of social issues, particularly in the fields of humanitarian aid, sustainable development, conflict resolution convergence of emerging threats in human security and social business applied to rural development.
In 1988 Mr. Calvani was the Founding Director of the W.H.O. Panafrican Centre for Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Reduction, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In 1991 Mr. Calvani became Regional Director for Inter-Agency External Coordination at the WHO Regional Office for Africa, based in Brazzaville, Congo.
In 1992 Mr. Calvani joined the United Nations. He has served the UN organization in many capacities. He was Country Director of the UNODC Office in Bolivia (1992-95) and developed the largest programme in the world in the field of alternative rural development to replace illicit crops, with a budget of US$45 million which involving some 300 collaborators around the country.
In 1995 Mr. Calvani became Director of the Barbados-based UNODC Regional Office for the Caribbean and was responsible for UN aspects of drug control coordination in 29 countries and territories in the Region. Under his leadership, UNODC facilitated the development of the first integrated Regional Drug Control Programme, endorsed and sponsored by more than 40 countries.
In 1998 Mr. Calvani served as the UNODC Representative to the Institutions of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium and in 1999 he became Director of the UNODC Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific, based in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2002 he was elected Chairman of the UN Regional Hiv-AIDS policy coordination group in Asia, the largest in the world.
Before being appointed at the United Nations, he was Assistant Professor at the University of Genoa, Italy where he had previously obtained a Masters Degree and Dottorato in Biological Sciences. In 1980 he was named Chief of the Development Aid Department of Caritas, Rome, Italy. He went on to lead the Caritas International delegation at FAO, WFP and IFAD and was a member of the delegation of the Italian NGOs to the European Commission until 1985. In 1987 he was named Coordinator for the Caritas Foreign Aid Programme and was member of the Governing Board of the Development Cooperation Directorate of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
To date, Mr. Calvani has worked in 135 countries and is the author of 20 books and more than 600 articles on sustainable development, humanitarian aid, public health, convergence of emerging threats in human security.
He was a visiting scientist at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. CO. USA, at Harvard (JFK School of Government), Cambridge, MA, USA and at Louvain University in Belgium. He pursued studies in Soil Ecology at the Natural Resources Ecology Laboratory at CSU, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Conflict Resolution and Leadership in Development and has received various awards for professional excellence, in Italy and in Colombia.
Mr. Calvani speaks English, Spanish, French and his native language Italian.
Michael Ramsden
Wellness & Spirituality
Michael Ramsden
Wellness & Spirituality
Michael Ramsden is President of RZIM and one of the founders of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. He spent most of his childhood in the Middle East and later moved to the UK, where he worked for the Lord Chancellor’s Department investing funds. Michael went on to teach jurisprudence at the University of Sheffield, whilst doing research in law and economics.
His passion is to engage with people of all backgrounds and cultures about questions of faith, which he has been doing for over twenty years. He speaks in business, academic, political and other settings across the globe, ranging from Europe and the Middle East, to Asia and the Americas. Michael helps oversee the international team of RZIM speakers based in sixteen offices worldwide, and he lives in Oxford with his wife, Anne, and their three children.
Susli Lie
Resource Mobilization & Innovation
Susli Lie
Resource Mobilization & Innovation
First in her family to attend university, Susli experienced firsthand the power of education to transform and co-founded Dana Cita, a fintech student loan company, to make higher education and vocational training in Indonesia attainable to all. Dana Cita is a venture-backed company with local and global investors, and is the first and only lending company from Indonesia to be backed by Y Combinator, a preeminent startup accelerator based in Silicon Valley. With the goal of tackling access to education in Southeast Asia, the group has since expanded to the Philippines under the platform Bukas where it is supporting students from top universities in Manila to access affordable financing.
Since 2005, Susli has built a career in financial services, ranging from consulting, investing, and fintech entrepreneurship. She started her career in management consulting, specializing in financial services, and subsequently held the first Asia-Pacific Chief of Staff role for Oliver Wyman. Her investment experience is focused on Indonesia and includes impact venture capital at YCAB Ventures and private equity at Quvat Capital and LeapFrog Investments, a $1+ billion global impact fund. Susli also advised public and private entities on innovative financing such as the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank Group on higher education financing in emerging markets. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Chinese from Yale University, MBA from Wharton, and Master in International Development from Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies.
Clairine Runtung
Resource Mobilization & Innovation
Clairine Runtung
Resource Mobilization & Innovation
Clairine Runtung is a Second-year student at Yale School of Management. Before enrolling at Yale SOM, Clairine worked at Convergence Ventures, a US$50million early-stage venture capital firm based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Previously, she was a project manager at Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa (YCAB Foundation), an Indonesian-based non-profit organization focusing on education for disadvantaged youth and a management trainee at Franklin Templeton Singapore. Clairine earned a BA in Finance & Entrepreneurship from University of Washington, Seattle. She is passionate about women and youth empowerment, as well as the intersection between technology, social impact and private sectors particularly in the field of consumer products, education, and sustainability.
Devy Suradji
Resource Mobilization & Innovation
Devy Suradji
Resource Mobilization & Innovation
Devy Suradji is a skilled marketer and passionate social advocate with almost a decade of Marketing & Service experience. Named Indonesia’s Most Prominent PR Person in 2022 by ICONOMICS, Devy Suradji achieved remarkable results, including a significant 80% company profit growth of 2 trillion rupiah in the first year of her tenure as Marketing Director at PT Angkasa Pura, elevating and expanding more than 13 airports in 5 years (2019-2022), and developing lasting hospitality strategies adopted by the Indonesian government.
Through her roles as Advisor for the Minister of Indonesian SOE & Support President Office and as the Coordinator Partnership Srikandi BUMN in 2017, Devy spearheaded the creation of a foundation for SME development programs by SOE (State-Owned Enterprise) companies. Under her guidance, the concept of Rumah BUMN for SMEs received unprecedented support and grew exponentially, with more than 400,000 SMEs benefiting from this initiative in just one year. Devy also created programs for upgrading women-led SMEs in Indonesia and developed a campaign for Srikandi BUMN with international partners such as UN Women. She also campaigned for and successfully enforced the Rightful Workplace Policy initiated by the Minister of SOE in SOEs and their subsidiaries, ensuring a fair and supportive work environment for women.
Devy’s contributions in the conservation sector are also noteworthy, having worked as Marketing and Communication Director for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Indonesia from 2009-2016. She successfully executed major fundraising campaigns, engaged corporate donors, and developed the strategy for Earth Hour Indonesia, turning it into one of the biggest movements in the world.
Devy Suradji received a Bachelor Degree in Fisheries from Bogor Agricultural University in 1993. She then went on to attain a Masters in Health & Environmental Management, University of New Haven in 1995.
Wayah Wiroto
IN LOVING MEMORY (1970 - 2023)
Wayah Wiroto
IN LOVING MEMORY (1970 - 2023)
Wayah Surya Wiroto joins Endeavor Indonesia as the new Managing
Director with a background in Strategic Planning and Organizational Development for over 20 years.
Wayah spent over 4 years in GE Indonesia in different functions
namely Country Sales Director GE Renewable, and Market Development Director GE Global Growth Indonesia. Wayah also served as HRD Director and Corporate Planning & Learning Director of PT. Multistrada Arah Sarana Tbk. since 2011 – 2014. Prior to that, Wayah
was the Vice Rector for International Collaboration and Marketing Director of Universitas Bina Nusantara in Jakarta Indonesia. Currently sits as External Advisor at YCAB Foundation since 2011.
He earned a Bachelor of Agricultural Engineering from Bogor
Agricultural University in 1993, MSc in Community Nutrition from SEAMEO TROPMED, Regional Center for Community Nutrition at the University of Indonesia in 1996 and PhD in Agricultural Economics from the Institute of Agriculture Policy, Market Research and Economic
Sociology, Bonn University, Germany in 2002.