About Megain Widjaja

Megain Widjaja is the President Director of Indonesia Clearing House (ICH). He is responsible for implementing the organization’s mission of adopting an international standard to assess transactions efficiently. Megain received his bachelor's degree with honor from Seattle University in Business Administration, majored in Finance and Accounting, in 2005. While on fellowship, Widjaja examined how U.S. financial regulators work together and deepened his knowledge of digital media and startup development. In addition, he explored the balance between conservation and land use in the national parks system. Megain had begun his career as an Investment Officer at R.A Bench Wealth Management, where he managed both retail and corporate financial instruments, including hedge funds and commodity funds. Previously, Megain has led ICDX to grow remarkably through the development of commodity and financial-based futures contracts. Some of ICDX’s notable achievements include being appointed by the Indonesia Ministry of Trade to run Indonesia Tin Exchange in 2013. By 2018, Indonesia has succeeded to increase the number of tin export destinations from 14 to 28 countries. He has built an integrated and modernized commodity trading ecosystem and pioneered multilateral-based commodity futures trading in Indonesia.