Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. American investor Ray Dalio has been officially appointed as a member of the Advisory Board of Indonesia’ sovereign wealth fund Danantara Investment Authority, according to Danantara CEO Rosan Perkasa Roeslani.

Following a meeting at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Friday (7/3/2025), which brought together President Prabowo Subianto, key Indonesian business figures, and Dalio himself, he confirmed Dalio’s involvement.

"If he's here today, sharing his insights with us, then yes—Alhamdulillah, we even shook hands," said Danantara Chief Rosan, who is also the minister of investment, as quoted by antaranews.com.

Dalio joins former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair on the advisory board. The meeting also featured Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati and top Indonesian business leaders, including Andi Syamsuddin Haji Isam” Arsyad, Sugianto “Aguan” Kusuma, Prajogo Pangestu, Boy Thohir, Tomi Winata, Anthony Salim, Franky Wijaya, Dato Tahir, James Riady, Chairul Tanjung dan Hilmi Panigoro.

President Prabowo emphasized that Danantara consolidates state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to improve performance and optimize national assets.

(mg/inp/pr/nm)