Heru is Senior Partnership Manager at Earth Security where he bridges mangrove positive business in Indonesia with investors for catalytic financing. In this role, he also expands Earth Security network of partners to advance nature-based solutions and mangrove agenda with public and private sectors, development finance organizations, and civil society organizations. He has more than ten years of experience working on public policy, sustainability, and development. Heru also provides his insights as consultant to The World Bank in Indonesia.
Heru completed Acumen’s Inclusive Economy for Southeast Asia social entrepreneur in 2023. He is a member of 2018 Southeast Asia Young Leaders Programme (SEAYLP) at the IISS Shangri-la Dialogue, ASEAN-Korea Next Generation Policy Expert Program in 2017/18. He has an MA in international Affairs and Economics from The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Washington, DC and a BA in International Relations from Universitas Gadjah Mada.
