Ainun Najib

Data, AI, and Civic Tech for the betterment of society

Indonesian in Singapore

Work

Global Head of Data Platform at Dyson
2024 - Present
Head of Analytics Platform at Grab
2018 - 2024

Built real-time analytics, ML platforms, and self-service data tools serving 620M+ users across Southeast Asia.

Head of Data at Traveloka
2015 - 2018

Led data engineering, analytics, data science, and governance for Indonesia's leading travel platform.

Senior Consultant at IBM
2007 - 2015

Designed and implemented SAP solutions. First job after graduating from NTU.

Civic Tech

KawalPemilu.org 2014, 2019, 2024

Founded Indonesia's election transparency crowdsourcing platform. In the contested 2014 presidential election, mobilized 700+ volunteers to verify 500,000+ ballot tallies in 2 days for just $54. Results matched the official count exactly and were cited in Constitutional Court proceedings. Revived for 2019 and 2024 elections, continuing to serve as a trusted independent verification source for Indonesian democracy. Featured in TIME, Tempo, Jakarta Post, The Conversation.

Founded Indonesia's independent COVID-19 information platform during the early pandemic when public trust in official data was low. Provided verified case data, analysis, and public health information to millions of Indonesians. Highlighted critical issues including child mortality statistics that influenced government response. Featured in Tirto, Kompas.

Education

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
B.Eng (Honours) in Computer Engineering, 2003 - 2007

IMO 2002 (Glasgow, UK) · APMO 2003 Bronze · ACM ICPC World Finals (Tokyo 2007) · ACM ICPC Regional Champion (Tehran 2006)

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