He is one of the new breeds of articulate, multilingual, and global-focused Indonesian CEOs. His interests span the corporate world, the green economy, and global politics. He is also passionate about social entrepreneurship.

Under his guidance, Indika Energy underwent an astonishing turnaround from losing millions of dollars—affected by the decline of coal prices—to an increase in the company’s assets by about seven times within six years. His success is credited to creating values and synergy to align the vision of the company.

Arsjad also kickstarted the diversification of Indika Energy to sustainable sectors like renewable energy and nature-based solutions as he is passionate about this issue and sees that sustainability is the future.

As a thought and exemplary leader, he has been voicing the importance of collaboration in nation-building, embracing the concept of private-public partnership, and opening up the economy to the global community.

Arsjad was educated abroad from elementary school and graduated from the University of Southern California and Pepperdine University, California. In addition, he completed educational courses at INSEAD in France, the Harvard Kennedy School, USA, and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore.