A Partner of SEI, Lin Che Wei is also the founder of Independent Research & Advisory Indonesia. He has a wide experience as a CEO of multinational company, state-owned enterprise and non-profit organization as he was previously the CEO of SG Securities, Danareksa and Sampoerna Foundation. His public service experience includes being a Special Staff to the Coordinating Minister of Economic and an Expert Staff to the State Minister of State Owned Enterprises. He is a weekly columnist at The Jakarta Post, while his past articles can be found in various newspapers and magazines. His speaking engagements have been extensive among multinational companies, local companies, and government agencies.

A Director of The Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia (LPEM-FEUI) since 2005. Chatib is a Special Adviser to the Minister of Finance; Chatib served as President Yudhoyono's "sherpa" or personal representative to the recent G-20 Financial and Economic Summit in Washington November 2008;  a Member of Advisory Team to the Indonesia-Japan Joint Forum on Investment; a Member of Advisory Team to the Indonesian National Team on International Trade Negotiation; a Research Associate with the Indonesia Project, Economics Division, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at Australian National University; and a Member of Forecasting Panel, Pacific Economic Outlook Forecasters. Chatib lectures for Faculty of Economics at University of Indonesia; has acted as a consultant to the World Bank, the OECD, the Aus Aid, the USAID  and UNCTAD; and has written many publications and articles on economy since early 1990's. Chatib earned his Bachelor degree in Economics from University of Indonesia, a Master degree in Economic Development and Ph.D. in Economics - both from Australian National University. He is largely-known for his expertise in international trade, macroeconomics and political economy.

Ikhsan is a Special Staff to the Coordinating Minister of the Economics, Republic of Indonesia since 2005. In addition to his role as a Member of many national advisory teams, Ikhsan is also currently an Independent Commissioner at Danareksa (Persero) and Bakrie Brothers. Ikhsan is a Research Staff and Lecturer at Faculty of Economics at University of Indonesia, and has written many publications and articles on economy as well as international trade since late 1980’s. Ikhsan earned his Bachelor degree in Economics from University of Indonesia, Master degree in Economics from Valderbilt University (USA), and Ph.D. in Economics from University of Illinois (USA). His main areas of expertise include monetary economics, development economics, macroeconomics, international trade and industrial economics.