Ir. Nurhaida

In 1985, Nurhaida gained her engineering degree in textile chemistry from the Bandung Institute of Textile Technology. Ten years later, she added an MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree to her name, following the completion of her postgraduate study at Indiana University Bloomington, the United States of America (USA).

Nurhaida, who was born in Padang Panjang on June 27th, 1959, began her career at the Ministry of Finance in 1989. She served in a number of positions, including the Ministry’s Expert Staff for Policies and Regulations of Financial Services and Capital Market in 2011, Chairman of the Capital Market and Financial Companies Supervisory Agency from 2011 to 2012, and Member of Financial Services Authority’s (OJK) 2012 - 2017 Board of Commissioners concurrently Executive Chairman of Capital Market Supervisor.

She honed her skills at international institutions, including Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Spring, USA, where she attended the Leadership Development Programme in 2014 and 2016. Earlier, Nurhaida also participated in the 2010 International Institute on the Inspection and Oversight of Market Intermediaries—an annual conference held by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington DC, USA.

Nurhaida has won a number of recognitions. She was named as one of the 71 Indonesian Inspiring Women by Obsession Media Group in 2016, and listed as one of the 99 Most Powerful Women by Globe Asia in 2015, the same year she was presented a Thomas Mural Medallion from Indiana University. Moreover, she was often invited to become a speaker at international events, including those held by Credit Suisse Securities in Hongkong (April 7, 2016), by Deutsche Bank in Singapore (February 21 - 22, 2016), by ASIFMA in Hongkong (December 2 - 3, 2015), by Financial Times in Malaysia (October 22, 2015), by Citi Group in Hongkong (September 8, 2015), and by Asia Pacific Financial Forum in Hongkong (January 27, 2015).