Michal brings over 25 years of expertise working in the conservation, biodiversity and corporate sustainability space across Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America, stretching from the field to corporate boardrooms. He leads Lestari Capital’s strategy for the sustainable commodities sector, spearheading the conceptualisation, development and implementation of our innovative conservation finance mechanisms. Michal is an invited expert and representative on numerous technical and governance bodies for certification systems, including the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil and the Forestry Stewardship Council, among others. Michal lives in Indonesia where he has worked extensively for the last 15 years.

Alexander leads Lestari’s financial strategy, financial platform designs and client deal structuring. He brings over 15 years experience in Environmental Finance, Venture Capital and Startup Management. After starting his career with J.P. Morgan Investment Banking, he joined Climate Change Capital advising on Asian renewable energy projects and later as VP in the Climate Change Capital Private Equity team. He has also served as CFO of several VC-backed clean-technology businesses. Alexander has lived and worked in Asia, Europe, North and South America and holds an MSc in Financial Economics and an MSc in Environmental Technology and Policy from Imperial College London.

Tzan Chiu (“TC”) brings to Lestari Capital the benefit of over 25 years of deep experience in corporate law. Prior to joining us, she served as the Regional General Counsel for Cargill in Asia Pacific. TC oversaw the legal affairs of Cargill's businesses in the region with her diverse legal team across nine countries. As a well-versed and accomplished lawyer, TC advised the company across a vast range of subjects, ranging from commodities trading, manufacturing and operations, treasury and finance, to acquisitions and joint ventures including its palm plantation business in Indonesia. TC holds an LLB with Honors from the University of Bristol and is called to the Bar in the UK, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Previously leading Lestari Capital's strategy for project origination, development and implementation, Emelyne is now applying her expertise and know how to the fashion sector, developing collective solutions to deliver sustainability commitments while financing conservation and restoration at scale. She brings 15 years of experience addressing the rapid disappearance of tropical forests in Central Africa and Southeast Asia. Before joining Lestari, she worked for the United Nations Environment Programme, first as a coordinator for Congo Basin countries and then as a team leader and senior technical advisor on forest and climate finance in Asia Pacific. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the London School of Economics.

Leading Lestari Capital’s Technical Team, Ophelia oversees the technical development of Project Team’s portfolio in diverse mechanisms to build and improve natural climate- and natural-based solutions, including from carbon to nature crediting options. Ophelia brings a deep expertise in conservation, REDD+, spatial planning, and project design and development, having worked on tropical and sub-tropical land use projects in Asia and Latin America since 2001. Dr. Wang has worked in broad areas of GIS and remote sensing, information management system development, conservation prioritization for spatial planning, forest monitoring, land use mapping, spatial analysis, spatial modeling of habitat connectivity, sampling design, data management, and capacity building.

Tommy oversees all aspects of finance, group accounting, budgeting, forecasting, cash management and internal control. For 13 years, he worked predominantly in the upstream Oil and Gas industry, advising C-suite, BU Heads, and Senior Management on projects including feasibility studies, M&A, fundraising, and cost cutting. Tommy is proficient in financial modeling, cash flow optimization and strategic planning, enabling teams to have more robust discussions and higher confidence in decision making. Prior to his time in Oil and Gas, he was an accountant in Nestle and Sinar Mas. His qualifications include ACCA, a Bachelor’s Degree from Deakin University, and an MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School.

Simon's role is to ensure we continue to uphold the highest standards in our projects and claims, even as the markets we serve evolve and the diverse expectations of our stakeholders change. He has been working in this complex space of sustainability assurance for over two decades, at the interface of the public and private sectors and maintains a firm belief in the power of the private sector as a force for delivering good. Recent positions include head of responsible sourcing for a FTSE 250 global sourcing business and building a voluntary sustainability scheme, which has become formally recognised by multiple regulators and through which over three-quarters of the target market volume is traded. Simon holds first-class technical degrees from Oxford and Edinburgh Universities and an MBA.

Andika leads the implementation & strategy development of the Rimba Collective financing mechanism at Lestari Capital. He oversees Rimba Collective's cross-department coordination, policy research & advocacy, and alignment with corporate sustainability platforms such as the SBTi & SBTN. He serves as a member of the SBTi Technical Advisory Group & SBTi BVCM Expert Advisory Group on behalf of Lestari Capital.

Andika has over 10 years of experience in sustainable land use & commodities in Southeast Asia. Before joining Lestari Capital, he was Deputy Program Director at WRI Indonesia, where he helped establish WRI’s Indonesia office & managed its forest & land use portfolio. He received a Master of Science in Forestry from Northern Arizona University as the recipient of USAID-CIFOR Fellowship.

As head of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service Outcomes, Chela oversees the technical development, review and continuous improvement of actions to support ecosystem service outcomes for nature, climate and community. Chela brings expertise in biodiversity management and conservation, ecological restoration and the application of nature-based solutions. She has 15 years of experience working to develop high quality practical solutions for the conservation and restoration of diverse ecosystems in Southeast Asia and Australia. Chela holds a PhD in terrestrial Ecology and has recently completed the IUCN Professional Certificate in Nature-based Solutions.

Artha is an experienced Human Resources Manager with 10+ years of total working experience in human resources areas. She has a complete spectrum of human resources management experience including, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, and learning and development. Artha is a Certified Human Resources Professional from University of Atma Jaya with a Bachelor of Social Science degree from University of Indonesia

Indrawan brings more than 20 years of experience in landscape conservation, HCV, HCSA, GIS, remote sensing, and carbon accounting. Indra has previously worked in a range of roles for organizations including CIFOR, UNDP, FAO, Tropenbos International, The Nature Conservancy, Zoological Society of London, and RSPO.

Razi has 16+ years of experience in sustainable management and protection of natural resources and ecosystems, climate change, nature protection and biodiversity. He has 14+ years of experience in spatial data analysis and land use plans, including information management system development, ecosystem functions, carbon storage and areas important for biodiversity. He also has extensive experience on community involvement with land use participatory planning, especially on the issue of tenurial conflict resolution, and land consolidation.​

Tito manages a team and reports directly to the CEO on the implementation of RSPO solutions, R&D in other sectors to capture new opportunities bringing in new clients, and the engagement of key government institutions in Indonesia. Prior to joining us, in Indonesia he worked for various institutions such as the House of Parliament and the Ministry of National Development Planning. He also brings experience of working in the Amazon Forest in Brazil, and in the USA in Chicago's think thank to advise Chicago's river revitalization project. Tito holds a BSc in Environmental Engineering from ITB, and a MSc in Environmental Policy from the University of Chicago.

Agnes supports the development and execution of the project strategy for Lestari Capital’s business lines, assists the management of the Project Department, and leads Readiness and Incubation Facility under the Rimba Collective. Since 2014, Agnes has worked with various programs funded by SECO and DFAT Australia in applying Market System Development across a vast range of sector such as waste management, agriculture, and women economic empowerment. Prior to joining us, Agnes served as a Principal Business Consultant for Australia-Indonesia partnership program where she consulted private and public sectors in project design and impact measurement, ensuring the integration of sustainable practices into core business processes. She holds a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics.

Ange coordinates and manages all the project portfolios and implementation in Malaysia. She brings more than 10 years of experience in biodiversity and natural resources management focusing on policy making, nature-based solutions and conservation finance. Before joining Lestari, she was the Programme Analyst for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam where her primary focus was developing and implementing environmental projects from international and public funds through effective engagement with the government and various stakeholders. She holds a Masters by Research (MRes) from University of Nottingham in Environmental Science.

Indra leads the development, management, and implementation of the Rimba Collective Project Portfolio. Indra is involved in the development of new potential projects, oversees all project onboarding processes, and ensures projects meet Rimba Collective targets. Indra brings over 10 years of experience working on forest management issues, conservation projects, and sustainable land use issues from various perspectives (government, private sector and academic perspective). Prior to Lestari Capital, he has experience working on Landscape management, Sustainable development, Deforestation issues, Climate Change issues, and Environmental governance studies. He holds a Master's degree in Forest Management Science in Forest Management from Bogor Agricultural University in Bogor, Indonesia.

Surya manages the development, onboarding and implementation of various typologies of projects within Lestari Capital. Prior to joining Lestari Capital, Surya worked at International NGO and International Social Enterprise, a B corporation company, coordinating agroforestry, restoration, afforestation, mangrove restoration, coral restoration and community-waste project across Indonesia and PNG. Surya holds a Master's degree in Organic Agriculture with a focus on Agro-ecology from the Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands.

Darren focuses on the development of financial and corporate strategy at Lestari Capital. He brings over seven years of banking and financial advisory experience working with Real Estate and Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) clients across the U.S. and the Asia-Pacific region out of San Francisco and Singapore. Prior to joining Lestari Capital, Darren was at BNP Paribas in Singapore, where he worked on the origination, structuring and execution of investment banking transactions for TMT clients across M&A, advisory, leveraged buyouts and structured lending products. Darren holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

At Lestari Capital, Nidya oversees the legal matters across the organisation's diverse range of businesses. She is a certified lawyer in Indonesia with 9 years of experience in both private practice and in-house roles. Before joining Lestari Capital, Nidya worked as an associate at an international law firm, advising both international and domestic clients on project financing and various corporate transactions. She then transitioned to an in-house legal counsel role at a leading tech company, where she led the legal operations team and managed a wide array of matters including business expansion, financing, and joint ventures. Nidya holds a Bachelor of Law degree from Padjadjaran University, and a Master of International Business Law degree from the University of Leeds.

Sari has over 10 years of experience in Conservation and Wildlife Ecology. She has an expertise in Geographic Information System (GIS), Remote Sensing, and Landscape Ecology, having worked on forest conservation areas in Asia Pacific. She has worked in broad areas of GIS and Remote Sensing, Landscape Ecology, Deforestation and Forest Fragmentation, Biodiversity Conservation, Spatial Planning, Land-use and Landcover change (LULC), Conservation and Development, Forest and Carbon Inventory, and Invasive Alien Species (IAS). She has previously worked in Sustainable Landscape and Livelihood at Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Forest for Invasive Alien Species in Southeast Asia (FORIS), which collaborated with several organisations including FAO, UNEP, GEF, and CABI Projects.

As a Senior Geospatial and Biodiversity Manager, Devara is responsible for developing strategies and approaches to generate biodiversity outcomes and monitoring metrics across the NBS program portfolio. He leads a team of analysts providing state-of-the-art quantitative data and geospatial analyses. A remote sensing and GIS specialist with over 10 years of experience in various sectors—including industry, NGOs, and academia—he has worked on agroforestry and biodiversity conservation projects in Indonesia, West Africa, and Europe. Devara holds a bachelor's degree in Cartography and Remote Sensing from UGM and a master's degree in Environmental Modeling and Management from Lund University, Sweden, and ITC-University of Twente, the Netherlands.

Sisil has over nine years of experience in environmental, climate change, wildlife ecology, and conservation education. At Lestari Capital she focuses on project management and overseeing project onboarding and implementation in Rimba Collective. She helps support the alignment of the Finance Department with the project team in project budget development and to work closely with Senior Livelihood and Community Benefits. Sisil also supervises the Project Officer and provides capacity building through training and mentoring to help prepare the Project Officer to be resourceful and independent in managing their own projects. She is an awardee of USAID/CIFOR Master's Degree Fellowship, where she received her Master of Science in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from the University of Florida.

Dita has over six years of experience in project management, stakeholder engagement and research on sustainable commodity production, sustainable supply chains and forest fires. Prior to joining Lestari Capital, she worked as a Research and Project Associate, where she conducted studies on various environmental issues including forest and land fires and sustainable commodities to support jurisdictional, forest- and climate-friendly development. At Lestari Capital, Dita is responsible for overseeing the development of projects in the Collective and Solutions pipeline and supporting the management of the Project Department. Dita holds a Master's degree in Environmental Studies and a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Shafira has a strong background in renewable energy, climate finance and social entrepreneurship. She previously worked for New Energy Nexus Indonesia as Program Manager, where she led the development and implementation of various programs to support clean energy startups and innovators in Indonesia.

Min Yee is passionate about all things accounting and finance. Having started off her career in the world of banking as a personal financial advisor she then cut her teeth in Accounting. While pursuing the globally recognised CPA (Australia) qualification, Min Yee demonstrated maturity and discipline by also working at a consulting firm. In this integral part of her career, she honed her skills in full sets account preparation, cashflow management, budgeting, and process improvement. Craving a challenge, Min Yee then joined a start-up crypto firm as a junior accountant. A firm believer that the world is changed by example, Min Yee strives to enact positive changes by bringing her ‘A’ game to everything she does.

Listy has a solid foundation in project management and stakeholder engagement, with more than five years of experience in enhancing agricultural practices and access to finance. At Lestari Capital, Listy is responsible for overseeing the project implementation under the Rimba Collective. Prior to joining Lestari Capital, Listy worked as Senior Business Consultant for an Australia-Indonesia partnership program, where she managed key partnerships with multi-national companies and Agri-Tech startups in improving agriculture MSMEs’ access to reliable agricultural information and finance.

Rahman works within Lestari Capital’s Ecosystem Outcomes Team where he assists in developing and maintaining networks with project partners for onboarding process by working closely with the team to prepare projects to achieve Ecosystem Service Outputs (ESOs). Rahman brings his experience when working with private companies, mainly PT. Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper as Health Safety and Environmental officer to support monitoring HCV and sustainable areas in the concession, and his experiences when in NGO as a community development coordinator handling activities in the social forestry group. Rahman holds a Bachelor's degree in Forestry Faculty and continued his Master's in Environmental Science at the University of North Sumatra.

Via works closely with the Senior Manager of Solutions and Strategic Engagement to conduct research on building business cases of forest conservation from agro-commodities, and on finding alignment with relevant government policies and regulations. Previously, Via has worked at the Research Center for Climate Change, University of Indonesia, where she led a research project that investigating the relationship between agricultural production and biodiversity in tropical rainforest areas. She holds a BSc in Biology from University of Indonesia, and an MSc in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science from Lund University.

Following a six-month internship at Lestari Capital, Diamanta is now in charge of knowledge management, liaising with stakeholders and planning events. Previously, as a Marketing Intern at PT. Mega Daya, she researched prospective clients in the rotational kinetic energy sector. In 2022, she attained Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from Durham University. In Year 1, she volunteered for St. Aidan's Charity Fashion Show, where all proceeds were donated to Durham Action On Single Housing. Concurrently, she was the Social and Cultural Executive of the Indonesian Society and was elected as President the following year where she hosted a virtual event with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to the U.K., Ireland and the IMO.

Michal brings over 25 years of expertise working in the conservation, biodiversity and corporate sustainability space across Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America, stretching from the field to corporate boardrooms. He leads Lestari Capital’s strategy for the sustainable commodities sector, spearheading the conceptualisation, development and implementation of our innovative conservation finance mechanisms. Michal is an invited expert and representative on numerous technical and governance bodies for certification systems, including the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil and the Forestry Stewardship Council, among others. Michal lives in Indonesia where he has worked extensively for the last 15 years.

Vivian Lines has lived in Asia for more than three decades and specialises in helping organisations and governments communicate effectively with their stakeholders. He is Executive Director of Paradigm Consulting and was previously Chairman Asia Pacific and Vice Chair Global at Hill+Knowlton Strategies. In addition to working with companies on their communication strategies, he also undertakes training in different aspects of communications, including disaster management. Vivian holds an MBA from Duke University, an MA in Political Science from Georgetown University, an undergraduate degree from the University of Kent, and a Financial Times Non-Executive Director Diploma. He enjoys writing on aspects of corporate governance and ESG and he is also a board Director of Opera Hong Kong.

A Co-Founder of Lestari Capital, Gary provides strategic guidance and leadership as the Chairman of the Advisory Board, drawing on more than 25 years of experience working on sustainability issues in Indonesia. Gary is a founding partner of Daemeter, a leading consulting firm in Indonesia, which provides smart solutions to policy makers, international institutions, NGOs and private sector clients. Gary holds a PhD in Biology from the University of Michigan and leads Daemeter's program in sustainable palm oil, combining research, outreach and training with diverse stakeholder groups.

Daraius brings 30+ years of international banking experience, across a diverse set of countries spanning 4 continents. He brings extensive Board level experience in finance, strategy, risk management and corporate governance, as a chief operating officer in the investment arm of HSBC. Daraius continues to work with financial institutions on coaching and training C-Suite members in aspects such as Conduct Risk and Culture Change. Daraius has an undergraduate degree from the University of Exeter and a Financial Times Non-Executive Diploma. He currently spends his time between France, Hong Kong and Thailand.

Anastasya Ayu Wulandewi is a seasoned professional blending her hospitality expertise with a newfound passion for conservation. Transitioning from the dynamic world of hospitality, Anastasya now serves as a Human Resources Associate at Lestari Capital, where she applies her skills to support the organisation's mission of environmental preservation. With a commitment to fostering a sustainable workforce, Anastasya is dedicated to creating a workplace culture that values both people and the planet.