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Ratih Hardjono

Ratih Hardjono

Meet Our Founder

Our founder, Ratih Hardjono, is a public affairs expert with 25 years of experience. After completing her studies at the University of Sydney, Australia, she worked for 14 years as an international correspondent in Sydney for Kompas, one of Indonesia’s largest daily newspapers. She was also awarded the prestigious Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, making her the only Indonesian woman to receive this honor.

In 1999, Ratih Hardjono joined the campaign team for Abdurrahman Wahid. Following his election as Indonesia’s fourth President, she served as Presidential Secretary, managing the presidential staff and the seven presidential palaces. During this time, she established Indonesia’s first civilian presidential office since 1965 and introduced press freedom within the palace, granting open access to all media personnel for direct interaction with the President.

In 2000, Ratih Hardjono became the Program Coordinator for Information and Public Relations at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Indonesia. She later continued her career at PT Indo Pacific Edelman and PT APCO Indonesia as a public affairs specialist before founding her own public affairs firm, PT Mirah Sakethi Consultancies, in 2004. In 2005, she also played a key role in founding the NGO Komunitas Indonesia untuk Demokrasi (Indonesian Community for Democracy – KID), which launched the School of Democracy (SD) in eight regencies across Indonesia. At KID, she served as Secretary-General.

At Mirah Sakethi, we are problem-solvers of the most complex public affairs challenges.

Mirah Sakethi brings together senior experts from various disciplines, each with proven competence and experience. We work collaboratively to offer services and solutions that are fully customized to the specific needs of each client. Our team’s strength lies in our ability to listen closely and provide innovative solutions that not only meet but exceed our clients' expectations. We are committed to delivering practical and effective approaches, ensuring that every strategy we design can be successfully implemented.

The Mirah Sakethi team is renowned for its integrity, professionalism, and outstanding work ethic. We have an unwavering dedication and passion for learning and evoking, evolving and evaluating our expertise to continually push the boundaries of service for our clients. Each member of our team brings specialized expertise excellence, which is a core strength in delivering outstanding services. Our in-depth knowledge and professional motivation ensure that every service we provide meets the highest standard of quality, not only fulfilling but striving to surpass client expectations.