Masyita Crystallin
Board Member, Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance on Macroeconomic and Fiscal Policy
Masyita Crystallin is currently serving as a Senior Advisor to the Minister of Finance Republic of Indonesia on Macroeconomic and Fiscal Policy as well as Climate Change, with diverse experience prior to joining the Finance Ministry. She is the Co-chair Sherpa for the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action where Indonesia’s Finance Minister H.E Sri Mulyani Indrawati serves as co-chair together with Finance Minister of Netherlands. At Indonesia Investment Authority, Masyita is a spokesperson as well as Chairman of the office of the board. Masyita also serves as a Commissioner at Indonesia Financial Group (IFG).
Prior to joining the ministry, Masyita served as the Chief Economist for DBS Indonesia, leading macroeconomics, fiscal, and market analysis. She also acted and served as a Macroeconomist at the Macro-Fiscal Management team at the World Bank and was part of the core economist team supporting Indonesia’s Fiscal Policy Agency. She carried out duties on various positions within the government, as macroeconomic policy special advisor to the Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs focusing on accelerating the nation’s infrastructure and tourism development, she was also part of the National Team for the Enhancement of Exports and Investment led by the Coordinating Ministers of Economic Affairs previously.
Masyita holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Claremont Graduate University, USA, specialized in International Monetary and Finance in 2015. She completed her Master’s Degree at the Australian National University in International Development Economics and received her bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Economics, the University of Indonesia, where she started her career as a lecturer.