Dhion Gumilang is an education policy researcher who has extensive experience advising the Indonesian Ministry of Education on national teacher professional development reforms and managing policy coordination nation-wide. His work lies in navigating complex governance structures to improve educational equity and resource allocation in diverse contexts and analyzing the localized political capacities that influence policy outcomes.
Prior to joining RWI, Dhion managed university research grant portfolios and evidence-based education policy development at the Tanoto Foundation and directed crisis response and safeguarding initiatives at Caritas Indonesia. He holds a Master of American Studies from Universitas Gadjah Mada and is also certified in Education on Social Justice from Ateneo de Cagayan.
He is also a Brazillian Jiujitsu practitioner on weekends. He views human rights advocacy much like the “human chess” of BJJ; a discipline where technical strategy, calm under pressure, and the resilience to navigate complex maneuvers are the keys to overcoming the most difficult systemic challenges.