Dr. Mari E. Pangestu

Dr. Mari E. Pangestu is a member of the Governing Board of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta and former Head of its Economics Department. She is currently based in Shanghai, serving as a Leader of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council's Task Force on Trade and Investment Issues in APEC and WTO. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the Australian National University and a member of the Indonesian National WTO Commission. Dr. Pangestu's research focuses on industrial policy - in particular the development of export-orientated manufacturing industries in South East Asia, trade policy, and macroeconomic development. Previously she has worked as Research Coordinator for the Program for Financial Policy and Training at the Ministry of Finance and the Harvard International Institute for Development in Indonesia. Dr. Pangestu is a regular consultant to the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, UNCTAD, FIAS International Finance Corporation, and a Commissioner to Great River International, one of Indonesia's leading garment manufacturers and exporter. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California at Davis and has received numerous awards and honors.