Nicke Widyawati serves as the President Director and CEO of Pertamina since 2018. She oversees Indonesia’s state-owned energy company with the integrated business spanning from upstream to downstream with annual revenue of over USD 75 billion (2023) and managing >110,000 employees worldwide. Under her leadership, Pertamina is successfully transforming into a holding company with publicly listed subsidiaries, and achieving its highest net profit ever recorded in 2023 of USD 4.4 Billion, marking a significant business leadership amidst the pandemic and geopolitical challenges. Her leadership has been internationally recognized; she was named among the world’s most powerful women by both Forbes and Fortune 4 years in a row in 2020–2023. And last year, she ranks 51st in Forbes’ The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women 2023. This reflects her standout influence in the global energy sector. In 2021, she was honored with the Asia-Pacific Women Empowerment Principles award for her commitment to promoting women's roles in business and society. She also chaired the Business 20 (B20) Energy, Sustainability, and Climate Task Force during Indonesia’s G20 presidency in 2022 and brought forth 3 policy recommendations in Accelerating the Transition to Sustainable Energy, Ensuring a Proper and Equitable Transition, and Energy Affordability. And recently, she also awarded Asia’s Best CEO by Asian Excellence Award. She got her bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology, and continued her master’s in Business Law at Universitas Padjajaran. With a career spanning over three decades in various state enterprises and energy industry, she held significant roles in state-owned companies such as PLN, Rekayasa Industri and Mega Eltra, leading to her current position at Pertamina.