Indonesia’s new elite

Showing the new face of Asia

Showing the new face of Asia

Glenn Yusuf: chairman, IBRA
Gunarni Soerowo: chairman, Indonesian Bankers Association
Robby Djohan: chairman, Bank Mandiri
Rini Soewandi: chairman, Astra International


In Jakarta there’s a new gang in town. After 30 years of economic management by US-educated technocrats known as the Berkeley mafia – after the part of the University of California where they studied – a younger generation of financial experts is taking over the reins of power in Indonesia.

Unlike their predecessors, whose skills were in macroeconomic management, these new leaders have a sharper edge, honed in the rough and tumble of the private sector.

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