Ari Kuncoro | |
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| Rector of the University of Indonesia | |
| Assumed office 4 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Anis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 28, 1962 Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Spouse | Lana Soelistianingsih |
| Alma mater | University of Indonesia (S.E.) University of Minnesota (MA) Brown University (Ph.D.) |
| Occupation | Banker, economist, and college administrator |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Prospect of Deficit Financing in Indonesia: A Simulation Study Using Macro Econometric Model (1986) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Economy |
| Institutions | University of Indonesia |
Ari Kuncoro (born 28 January 1962) is an Indonesian banker, economist, author university administrator, and the current rector of the University of Indonesia. He took office on 4 December 2019, succeeding Muhammad Anis. Before becoming the rector of the University of Indonesia (UI), Ari taught at the Faculty of Economics and Business, becoming the faculty's dean from 2013 until 2019. Ari also held the office of chief commissioner of the Bank Negara Indonesia since 2017 and continued to hold the office after he was elected rector. Ari ended his term as chief commissioner in February 2020 and assumed the office of deputy chief commissioner of the Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) in the same year. His new post sparked protests from the university's internal, who demanded he resign from his position in BRI as it violated the university statute. In response to this, the government removed the limitations from the university statute in a controversial amendment, but Ari later resigned from his position in BRI in July 2021.