
Prof Bambang Susantono
Professor in Urban and Regional Planning, specialising in sustainable transportation, infrastructure finance, and SDGs
Dr. Bambang Susantono is a technocrat and development expert with over 30 years of experience in national and international roles. He served as a Special Envoy to the President of Indonesia for International Cooperation on National Capital Development and was Chairman of the Nusantara National Capital Authority (2022–2024), both at a ministerial level.
Previously, he was Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development at the Asian Development Bank (2015–2022) and Indonesia’s Vice Minister of Transportation. He has chaired research institutes, taught at universities, and held commissioner roles in airline, port, telecom, and media companies.
Dr. Susantono currently serves as a Special Advisor to UCLG Asia-Pacific and the High-Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters, among other roles. He holds a PhD in Infrastructure Planning and two master’s degrees from UC Berkeley, alongside a civil engineering degree from the Institute of Technology, Bandung. He was conferred an honorary professorship by Diponegoro University.