Anderson Tanoto He (born 4 February 1989) is an Indonesian philanthropist and racing driver. He is a member of the board of trustees at

Tanoto Foundation Tanoto Foundation is an independent family owned philanthropocal organisation whose work began in 1981 and was formally founded by Indonesian entrepreneur Sukanto Tanoto, and his wife Tinah Bingei Tanoto in 2001. History Sukanto Tanoto and his ...

, a philanthropic organization involved in poverty alleviation through education, "empowerment" and "the enhancement of the quality of lives". Tanoto is the youngest son of businessman and philanthropist

Sukanto Tanoto Sukanto Tanoto, born Tan Kang Hoo ( zh, , , t=陳江和, poj=Tân Kang Hām; born 25 December 1949) is an Indonesian businessman primarily involved in resources-based manufacturing. After starting as a supplier of equipment and materials for the ...

. He received his education from University of Pennsylvania's

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, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in economics. In October 2017, he was named to The Wharton School's "40 Under 40" list, which seeks to recognise impressive young Wharton alumni. Tanoto also sits on the Wharton Executive Board of Asia.

Career

After graduation, Tanoto became a consultant at Bain & Company focusing in consumer products and financial services. While at Bain, he acquired expertise within Southeast Asia, working with clients in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. Tanoto joined

Royal Golden Eagle Royal Golden Eagle (RGE, also known as Raja Garuda Emas, previously Raja Garuda Mas) is a global integrated, resource-based industrial group, with businesses in paper, palm oil, viscose, construction and energy, property and asset management. Own ...

(RGE) in March 2013 and currently serves as managing director. Founded by his father, Sukanto Tanoto, RGE manages a group of resource-based manufacturing companies operating in Indonesia, China, Brazil, Canada and Europe, with over US$35 billion in assets and a workforce of 70,000 people. He spends most of his time leading RGE-managed

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's operations located in

Pangkalan Kerinci Pangkalan Kerinci ( Jawi: ڤڠكالن كرينچي ) is a town and district in Pelalawan Regency, of Riau province of Indonesia. The town is the administrative capital of Pelalawan Regency. In 1993, Pangkalan Kerinci was a small village in the S ...

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. He is also involved in the company's business transformation and received praise for his approach to growing the business efficiently and personally emphasizing the company's commitment to sustainability. At COP 21 on 1 December 2015, Tanoto was part of a team that announced APRIL's US$100 million investment in an expanded eco-restoration project in

, spanning 150,000 hectares. He also provides strategic direction on the Riau Ecosystem Restoration project in Kampar, Sumatra, Indonesia. Further to this, Tanoto was involved in developing the Fire-Free Village Programme, which launched July 2015 and involved cultivating and incentivizing villages in Riau to adopt fire prevention practices. The according to the Programme, they have helped drive a significant reduction in fires in participating villages, and was later scaled from 9 to 20 villages in 2016. At the Responsible Business Forum in Jakarta in February 2017, Tanoto was a panelist as the Fire Free Alliance—an industry group comprising members

Asian Agri Asian Agri is one of Asia's largest palm oil producers, with an annual production of 1 million tons of palm oil. Business Founded in 1979, Asian Agri manages 28 palm oil plantations and 20 mills in Sumatra, Indonesia. It has a total oil palm pla ...

, IDH,

Musim Mas Musim Mas Group is an Indonesian food processing company operating globally in the palm oil industry, with a presence in 13 countries spanning Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, and South America. The group owns a significant network of palm ...

, PM.Haze, and Wilmar—marked its first anniversary in contributing solutions to Indonesia's persistent fire and haze problems with a focus on fire prevention through community engagement. On 2 May 2018, Tanoto was appointed Chairman of the Brazil Committee under the

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(KADIN). The committee was set up to boost trade relations and technology transfer between Indonesia and

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Philanthropy

Apart from his business interests, Tanoto also works in community development and philanthropy, which was sparked in his youth when his parents frequently brought him and his siblings to Indonesian fields and plantations. He is actively involved in the

, a non-profit charitable organization founded in 1981 by the Tanoto family to reduce poverty through education, empowerment and enhancement. As a member of the Board of Trustees of Tanoto Foundation, Tanoto drives various foundation initiatives focusing on Indonesia's next generation. He initiated a seed funding program for Tanoto Foundation scholars to promote entrepreneurship, and actively participates in the Tanoto Entrepreneurship Series (TES) where prominent speakers such as

Jusuf Kalla Muhammad Jusuf Kalla (; born 15 May 1942), commonly referred to by his initials JK, is an Indonesian politician and businessman who served as the 10th and 12th vice president of Indonesia, the only vice president in Indonesian history to serve tw ...

and then-Jakarta governor

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have spoken to the students and scholars of Tanoto Foundation.

Racing record

Career summary

‡ Team standings

Complete GT World Challenge Asia results

References

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