Los Angeles, May 6, 2025 – Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Danantara Indonesia, Pandu Sjahrir, met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, along with several other global institutional financial leaders on Monday, May 5, 2025.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, United States.
During his meeting with Pandu Sjahrir, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed his optimism about Indonesia. He believes that investment can serve as a solution to strengthen future U.S.–Indonesia relations.
Echoing Bessent’s sentiments, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin also conveyed a similar message in a separate meeting.
Both parties believe that U.S.–Indonesia relations can be further strengthened through increased investment across various sectors. Strategic sectors identified as key to the future of this bilateral relationship include energy security, energy upstream and refining, and digital infrastructure.
Pandu Sjahrir remarked that the meetings with senior global financial figures—especially with Secretary Scott Bessent and former Secretary Steven Mnuchin—were important moments to discuss strategic investment opportunities between Indonesia and the United States, and to reinforce bilateral relations going forward.
As for the annual Global Conference organized by the Milken Institute in Los Angeles, Pandu Sjahrir participated as a speaker in a panel titled “Investing in a Shifting Economic Climate: The Asia Pacific Outlook.”
Other members of the Indonesian delegation at the 2025 Milken Institute Global Conference included Djamal Attamimi, Managing Director of Finance, Lieng-Seng Ween, Managing Director of Risk and Sustainability, Danantara Indonesia, Raline Shah, Special Staff for Global Partnerships and Digital Education, Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs.
This year’s Milken Institute Global Conference carries the theme: “Towards a Flourishing Future.”
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