We are entirely independent and rely on supports and donations from private supporters that share the same beliefs in the power of research integrity and individual liberty.
There are a number of different ways to give to the Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center from financial contributions to intellectual engagements. Your support allows us to carry out researches and expand our programmes.
We also accept donations in forms of good quality books which help greatly for researchers to carry out a high-quality research and provide more added values to our books collections in our library.
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PYC, as a non-government think tank, is open to cooperate with various institutions in developing Indonesia’s energy sector. In the last few years, the center has collaborated with both international and national institutions, mostly on conducting joint- research activities. Along with what we have achieved, we continue to look for more future collaborations and partnerships.
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Founder of Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC)
Purnomo Yusgiantoro is the Founder of Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC). He received his bachelor degree (Ir.) in Petroleum Engineering from Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia; MSc in Engineering from Colorado School of Mines, USA; MA in Economics from University of Colorado, USA; and PhD in Mineral Economics from Colorado School of Mines, USA. Since 2014, Purnomo dedicates much of his time, knowledge, and skills to teaching the subject of energy economics at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB). In addition, Purnomo is the Co-founder of Universitas Pertahanan (Unhan), Indonesia, where he teaches the subject of energy security until now. He is now a senior advisor for the Executive Office of the President Republic of Indonesia.
Purnomo has vast experiences working and contributing in the energy and defence sector of Indonesia. He worked as a consultant for the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the field of energy economics and sustainable development. He also acted as the Chairman of Board of Commissioners for Pertamina. Purnomo has held a position as Vice Governor of National Defense Agencies (Lemhannas). Purnomo was the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia for three consecutive terms, from 2000 until 2009. After that, he held the position of Minister of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia between 2009 and 2014. In the global sphere, Purnomo served as the Governor of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its Secretary General as well as President, based in Vienna, Austria. He also carried the responsibility as the Chairman of the ASEAN Ministers of Energy Meeting (AMEM). He continues his devotion to the energy sector development by establishing PYC in 2016.