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Our Team

Meet the visionary leaders driving Karsa City Lab’s mission to elevate Indonesian cities on the global stage.

Advisor & Supervisor

Anies Rasyid Baswedan Founder & Advisor
Dedicated to serving the community and contributing to Indonesia’s development, with a focus on promoting good governance, democracy, and anti-corruption.
Anies holds a Ph.D in Public Policy from Northern Illinois University and Master’s from the University of Maryland, Anies has served in various leadership roles throughout his career, including Rector of Universitas Paramadina (2007-2014), Minister of Education and Culture (2014-2016), and Governor of Jakarta (2017-2022), where he was also elected Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Provincial Governments & served as Vice Chairman of the C-40 Steering Committee internationally.
Totok Amin Soefijanto Advisor
Believes that a civilization will survive and improve through two powers: Human capability and conscience.
Since January 2018, Totok has been a Senior Policy Advisor at Governors Delivery Unit in the DKI Jakarta Provincial. He was Vice Rector for Academic Affairs at Universitas Paramadina from 2007 to 2017 and also served as Director of Research at PPPI and Education Knowledge & Management Specialist at ACDP. He has been a Jury Member and Chair of the Frans Seda Award. He holds an Ed.D. from Boston University, an MA from Emerson College, and a Bachelor’s from IPB, and worked as a Research Assistant at Harvard University during his doctoral studies.
Nizar Suhendra Supervisor
Obtained a Master in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.
He has experience in the mining sector, serving as Head of Support Department at PT Multi Tambangjaya Utama in Central Kalimantan (2013-2014) and as Senior Manager at PT Indika Energy Tbk (2010-2012).
He was also Special Staff to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia (2014-2016). In 2015, he was appointed Commissioner of PT Patra Jasa & in 2021, he was entrusted as the Chairman of Yayasan Pendidikan Harapan Bersama.

Executive Board

Dedi Kusuma Wijaya Managing Director
Seasoned professional with extensive experience in strategic government affairs and driving social change. He is an expert in performance management, education, and a strong advocate for political communication and public policy.
Dedi played a key role in initiating Jakarta’s city branding campaign, “Plus Jakarta.” His career includes serving on the Human Resources Committee at the Office of the Board of Commissioners of PT Transjakarta (2020-2024), Operations Director of the Governors Delivery Unit in the Jakarta Provincial Government (2018-2022), and Senior Consultant at PWC Consulting (2017-2018). He holds a Master of Science in Human Resource Management from the University of Edinburgh Business School.
Wiliam Reynold General Secretary
Believes that collaboration is the key to an ideal city.
William is the founder and Chair of the Board of Trustees of Urun Daya Kota Foundation. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Urban Development Studies at the School of Strategic and Global Studies, University of Indonesia.
He is actively involved in various initiatives that promote participatory urban development. Additionally, he served as a Policy Analyst at the Governors Delivery Unit in the Jakarta Provincial Government (2021-2022).
Fransisca Y. Manopo Treasurer
Fransisca Y. Manopo holds a Master’s degree in Economic Planning and Development Policy from the University of Indonesia.
Her career began as a Patriot Energi at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (2015-2016). She then served as a Policy Analyst for the Synchronization Team of the Governor and Deputy Governor Elect (2017), followed by roles as Policy Manager and Human Capital & General Affairs Manager at the Governor’s Delivery Unit of Jakarta Provincial Government (2017-2022). She also joined the Secretariat General and Treasury Team for the National Campaign Team of Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar (2023-2024).