Education
Diaz earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Norwich Military University, United States, in 1999. He subsequently completed two postgraduate programs at Hawaii Pacific University, obtaining a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Arts in Global Leadership in 2003. In 2010, he received a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from Virginia Tech. He later completed the Regular Education Program (PPRA) organized by the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) in 2013.Career
Returning to Indonesia, Diaz began his professional career working for various corporations. He also served as an analyst at a public consulting firm in the United States, led by former U.S. Senator Bennet L. Johnston, from 2004 to 2005. Since 2011, he has been actively involved as Director of Business Development and a member of the Board of Commissioners for various companies, including Telkomsel, Sicepat Ekspres Indonesia, PERTAMINA GAS, PT Tripar Multivision Plus, PT Benua Etam Coal, PT Fit By Beat, and PT Andalusia Andrawina, among others. In 2012, he was appointed as a Member of the Board of Strategic Analysis for the State Intelligence Agency and entered politics in 2014 as Special Staff to the Minister at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. In 2016, he was appointed Special Staff to the President of Indonesia. Diaz was also a Member of the Advisory Board for the Joko Widodo and Ma’ruf Amin National Political Campaign Team during 2018-2019. Additionally, he served as Founder and Chairman of Kawan Jokowi (Joko Widodo Youth Coalition) from 2014 to 2016 and Co-Founder of the Youth Initiative for Democracy and Development of Indonesia in 2009-2010.References
1978 births Living people Politicians from Jakarta {{Indonesia-politician-stub