Indonesian citizen, Hary Tanoesoedibjo (HT) obtained his Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada in 1988, and MBA from Ottawa University, Canada in 1989.

HT is the founder and Executive Chairman of MNC Group, an investment group which focuses on 4 strategic investments: Media & Entertainment, Financial Services, Tourism & Hospitality, and Energy.

In media & entertainment business, MNC Group owns and operates 3 Entertainment FTA TVs: RCTI, MNCTV, and GTV, with the highest audience share, known to produce and broadcast the most popular special programs in Indonesia, the best drama series & animation, and hold numerous broadcasting rights for top sport programs.

In Pay TV & ICT, MNC Group also owns and operates 2 DTH Pay TVs: MNC Vision (post-paid) and K-Vision (pre-paid), as well as IPTV service with the brand MNC Play and Vision+ TV with more than 14 million subscribers. MNC Group also manages various ICT infrastructure businesses through Infokom.

MNC Group also owns iNews Media Group, which is the most dynamic and comprehensive news and information hub. iNews Media Group’s media outlets include, linear channels (free and paid), social media, radio networks, OTT, and 4 online portals with more than 40 million monthly active users.

In Content and Others, MNC Group produces content from all genres with more than 20,000 hours of new content annually and has over 300,000 hours of content library, which is monetized for global licensing. All of MNC Group’s content production is supported by the most integrated production infrastructures in 3 locations, Central Jakarta, West Jakarta, and SEZ MNC Lido City, with a total area of 38 hectares.

MNC Group has the biggest talent management with more than 400 artists and 200 influencers. In social media, MNC Group has more than 610 million subscribers/followers with 1.5 billion views every month.

In Streaming, MNC Group has the largest streaming OTT, RCTI+ (AVOD) and Vision+ (SVOD) with more than 100 million monthly active users and 3.3 million subscribers. MNC Group’s two OTT streaming platforms have the largest selection of content, with over 110 linear channels, 35,000 hours of VOD, original content, and exclusive rights to top sports programs.

In financial services sector, MNC Group has an integrated ecosystem of conventional and digital services with 3 main business pillars: banking, capital market and insurance. By prioritizing technological innovation, ecosystem synergy, and strategic partnerships, MNC Group offers an innovative and end-to-end portfolio of financial products and services, integrating transactional-based service application platforms such as digital banking, digital lending, e-money & e-wallet, payment gateway, online securities trading, online mutual funds, as well as online general and life insurance.

In tourism & hospitality sector, MNC Group’s portfolio includes MNC Lido City SEZ, a world-class integrated residential, commercial, tourism destination and resort, developed on an area of 1,040 hectares in Lido, Bogor, incorporating an 18-hole championship-standard golf course Trump International Golf Club Lido. MNC Group also owns and manages several office buildings and hotels such as Park Hyatt Jakarta, Oakwood Hotel and One East Penthouse & Residences in Surabaya, The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali International Convention Center and MNC Bali Resort.

In energy sector, MNC Group controls coal mining business permits in South Sumatera, along with supporting infrastructures from hauling roads, weighbridge, stockpile, crusher, to coal ports.

As an established entrepreneur, HT also actively advises the government and the parliament on economic matters and regularly gives speeches at various national and international events. He is also active in giving general lectures in various universities across Indonesia on the subject of entrepreneurship and strategic management. HT has a passion to groom young Indonesians to be like him. So far, he has given lectures in more than 180 universities.