Faiz Krisnadi
Investment • Sustainability • Political Economy
Investment • Sustainability • Political Economy
Hello there!
I am an Indonesian policy researcher working at the intersection of investment, sustainability, and political economy, with a strong focus on data-driven research and public-facing analytical tools.
I recently completed a Research Assistant appointment at the NUS Civic Resilience Laboratory (CiRe), where I worked on urban sustainability and the application of AI to climate resilience.
I hold a Master’s degree in International Affairs from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where I studied as a Low Tuck Kwong Foundation scholar. During my master’s programme, I also spent a semester as a guest student at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
I hold a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations (Honours) from Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. I have also studied at Asia University in Taiwan and the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom through the Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards.
My policy research includes co-authoring AidData’s 2025 report, Balancing Risk and Reward: Who Benefits from China’s Investments in Indonesia?. My research has also appeared in journal outlets including The Indonesian Quarterly, published by CSIS Indonesia. My work has been featured by Harian Kompas, the South China Morning Post, and LKYSPP.
I am a Pacific Forum Young Leader, part of its flagship next-generation initiative for emerging Indo-Pacific policy professionals. I was also selected as a Leader of Tomorrow at the 55th St. Gallen Symposium and named one of three global winners of its Global Essay Competition, placing second among approximately 1,000 submissions from graduate and postgraduate students worldwide.
Graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Master in International Affairs from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
Selected to join Pacific Forum’s Young Leaders delegation to the 39th Asia-Pacific Roundtable, organised by ISIS Malaysia.
Participated in the NextGen Masterclass on Track II diplomacy, facilitated by the Asia New Zealand Foundation.
Presented at the 5th Annual Green Trade Lab Workshop at the University of Basel.
Placed second globally in the Global Essay Competition at the 55th St. Gallen Symposium.
Joined NUS Civic Resilience Laboratory at the School of Architecture as Research Assistant.
Launched Peta Banjir Indonesia, featured by Harian Kompas and LKYSPP.
Selected for Leaders of Tomorrow by St. Gallen Symposium.
Won Third Place in Bridging GAP LKYSPP’s op-ed competition for Singapore’s Care Paradox.
Organized NariTalk: Policy for Sustainable Development.
Teaching Assistant for PP5203 Behavioural Economics and Public Policy and PP5530 Introduction to Coding for Public Policy Using Python (Instructor: Lawrence Jin).
Presenter at the Trade Conference by Asia Competitiveness Institute LKYSPP and Foreign Trade University Viet Nam.
Attended the Conference on Trade and Services at WTO Headquarters, Geneva.
Selected as a Global Leadership Challenge Fellow by Oxford University and St. Gallen Symposium.
Certified in Problem Solving at the Leadership Camp by Swiss Armed Forces.
Joined the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, as a guest student.
Joined the Pacific Forum Young Leaders Program.
Joined AidData as Research Assistant.
Organized Coffee Chat on Energy Transition.
Joined Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
Awarded the Low Tuck Kwong Foundation Scholarship, a full merit scholarship for the Master in International Affairs at LKYSPP.
Received multiple postgraduate scholarship offers, including LPDP and merit awards from ANU, Melbourne, Queensland, Sydney, and Sheffield, before taking up the Low Tuck Kwong Foundation Scholarship.
I am open to research, consulting, and advisory opportunities at the intersection of policy, economic development, and applied data work.