Our Partnership Director, Marlisa, is an experienced public policy practitioner with over 15 years of expertise in government relations, public policy, community development, foreign policy, and diplomacy. Marlisa was a former Indonesian diplomat and former Presidential interpreter. In these roles, she assisted in the preparation of position papers and press statements for high-level meetings, including G20, APEC and ASEAN summits, during which she had the opportunities to meet with many world leaders.
Before joining Mandala, Marlisa extensively worked with clients from multinational companies across various sectors, including renewable energy, healthcare, technology, and manufacturing. She successfully led high-level engagements with entities such as the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Kemenkomarves, Kemenko Perekonomian, Kemenkominfo, KESDM, and Kemenparekraf in her role as Associate Director at Vriens and Partners’ Jakarta Office.
Marlisa is an Australia Awards Scholarship Awardee for a Master of Diplomacy and a Master of Public Policy from The Australian National University.