Perry Warjiyo
Governor of Bank Indonesia
Education
- primary and secondary school = Sukoharjo - Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta
- Graduated : Economics Faculty - Gadjah Mada University
- Undertook studies at Iowa State University -
- Graduated in economics - Iowa State University
- master's degree -
- PhD -
Overview
Perry Warjiyo is the current Governor of Bank Indonesia, Inc.(BRIS) His nomination for the post of Governor was approved by the Indonesian parliament on 28 March 2018. He was sworn into office on 24 May 2018, succeeding the previous Governor Agus Martowardojo.
Perry has over 30 years of experience working on central bank policy issues in Indonesia. He has been described as a central banker who is “as battle-tested as monetary policymakers get”. His appointment reflects the practice in Indonesia of frequently appointing professionals with strong economic and policymaking experience (often referred to as “technocrats”) to senior economic posts in government
Early Life
Perry Warjiyo born on 25 February 1959 in Sukoharjo, a town in Central Java south of the larger city of Surakarta. He attended primary and secondary school in Sukoharjo before studying at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta. He graduated from the Economics Faculty at Gadjah Mada University in 1982 and later undertook studies at Iowa State University in the United States. He graduated in economics at Iowa State University, specialising in monetary policies and international finance, with a master's degree in 1989 and a PhD in 1991.
Career
- Bank Indonesia - Governor
Other Activites
Perry Warjiyo has an extensive publication record of articles covering a wide range of monetary policy issues in both English and Indonesian. He has also maintained links with universities across Indonesia. He has provided numerous guest lectures about monetary policy in Indonesian universities and has acted as a supervisor and examiner in post-graduate studies in the Faculty of Economics and Business in the University of Indonesia in Jakarta. More recently, in 2019 his book on Central Bank Policy: Theory and Practice, co-authored with Solikin M. Juhro, was published. The book provides a survey of central bank policies in emerging market economies.
