Belinda Tanoto
Managing Director, RGE
Member, Board of Trustees, Tanoto Foundation
Belinda Tanoto is Managing Director of RGE, a global group of companies in the bio-based resources and energy sectors, with operations in Indonesia, China, Brazil, Canada, Spain and Malaysia. With over US$40 billion in assets and more than 80,000 employees, RGE’s businesses serve over 100 markets worldwide.
Belinda oversees RGE’s fibre, agribusiness and energy operations in China, as well as its expansion in the LNG and power sector supporting China’s transition to clean and renewable energy adoption.
As a member of the Board of Trustees at Tanoto Foundation, she contributes to the Foundation’s philanthropic strategy and programmes in Indonesia, China and Singapore. Actively involved since 2009, she has helped strengthened the Foundation’s key programmes in enhancing learning environments from early childhood education and development to basic education; developing future leaders through experiential learning and scholarships; and healthcare and medical research initiatives to improve the health span of communities.
Recognised for her work in human capital development, Belinda was featured in Forbes Asia’s 2019 Heroes of Philanthropy, and continues to publicly advocate issues concerning education, poverty, human capital development and sustainable development. In 2023, Belinda was also named the first Indonesian member of the UNICEF International Council.
Belinda received her bachelor’s degree Magna Cum Laude in Finance and Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania and her Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.