Gita Irawan Wirjawan
Founder Ancora Group and Former Trade Minister, Republic of Indonesia

Gita Irawan Wirjawan is the chairman of Ancora Group, an Indonesia-based publicly-listed corporation founded in 2008 focusing on natural resources and other industries.

Gita was Indonesia’s trade minister from October 2011 to January 2014 and the chairman of the then Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) from October 2009 to October 2011. Before that, he had various stints at international firms including Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Citibank and was previously a jazz musician.