Kharina Dhewayani is the Director of Finance and Operations and has been an integral part of IESR for over a decade, joining shortly after the think tank’s inception. She manages the organization’s financial operations, overseeing the most vital aspects of its administration and management. 

Her extensive professional background includes serving as a tax company auditor at the Indonesian Tax Office in North Sumatra. She later moved to Germany, where she worked in an administrative capacity at AWO in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, before returning to Indonesia to join an international NGO. In that role, she was responsible for budget auditing and monitoring for more than 35 local NGOs across Sumatra.

Kharina holds a Diploma in Indonesian Tax Law from the State Accounting College (STAN), a Bachelor’s degree in Economic Accounting from the University of North Sumatra, and a Master’s degree from Mercu Buana University, Jakarta. Her diverse experience—ranging from government tax auditing to international development—provides her with a unique and robust perspective on financial accountability within the non-profit sector.

Beyond her professional financial management role, Kharina is also a published author and contributor to several works, including: “My Dad in My Life (Inspiring Stories from STAN Alumni Fathers)” (IKANAS KEUANGAN, 2013) and the public policy series book “Public Finance Between Theory and Practice” (IKANAS KEUANGAN, 2019).