Dr. Vivi Alatas is one of Indonesia's leading economist that has presented her works to high-level policy makers in Indonesia and other countries. She has published several journal papers on poverty, inequality and labour issues. Some of them in collaboration with Nobel Laurettes Abhijit Banerjee and Professor Sir Angus Deaton who was her Ph.D advisor in Princeton. She had previously worked at the World Bank as Lead Economist where she lead a team of seasoned economists. Dr. Alatas currently serve as CEO of Asakreativita.