The SMERU Research Institute is a nonprofit organization located and registered in the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, formed in 2001 to encourage pro-poor policies through evidence-based research. The Institute is managed by The SMERU Foundation currently led by Dr. Sudarno Sumarto. Read our history here.
THE SMERU FOUNDATION
Trustees
Sudarno Sumarto (chairperson) - The SMERU Research Institute and The National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction, Jakarta
Syarif Hidayat (vice chairperson) - Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Jakarta
Syaikhu Usman (member) - The SMERU Research Institute, Jakarta
Gregory Churchill, J.D (member) - Legal Consultant and Lecturer (Retired), Jakarta
Chris Manning (member) - Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Ruth Stella Petrunella Thei (member) - Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mataram, Lombok
Supervisors
Asep Suryahadi (chairperson)
Ilyas Saad (member)
Bambang Sulaksono (member)
Advisors
Boediono - Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta
Chris Manning - Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Gavin W. Jones - National University of Singapore, Singapore
Gustav F. Papanek - Boston Institute for Developing Economies, Massachusetts, USA
James J. Fox - Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Lant H. Pritchett - Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA
Mohammad Ikhsan - University of Indonesia, Jakarta
Solita Sarwono - Freelance Consultant, Wassenaar, Netherlands
