Cherie Nursalim

Cherie Nursalim is Vice Chairman of GITI Group, a diversified group with interests in real estate development, manufacturing, and consumer lifestyle across the Asia Pacific region. She is also Special Advisor to the Government of Indonesia and serves on the Advisory Board of Nanyang Business School at Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore), as well as advisory boards of Columbia University and the MIT Sloan School of Management. She is a board member of the Global Blended Finance Taskforce and Partnering for Green Growth (P4G), and chairs the Southeast Asia Chapter of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

Ms. Nursalim has been a longstanding advocate for sustainable development, with particular engagement in blended finance, ocean and blue-economy finance, and emerging technologies including artificial intelligence. She has helped advance initiatives that bring together governments, business, philanthropy, and investors to mobilize capital for sustainable development, including through the Tri Hita Karana Forum and her work on blended finance. She is co-founder of the United in Diversity Foundation and the Tri Hita Karana Forum, and serves on the boards and advisory councils of a number of international organizations focused on sustainability, climate, technology, and development.

Ms. Nursalim holds a BA in Engineering Science and Economics from Oxford University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. She is a Harvard Kennedy School World Economic Forum Young Global Leader alumna.