Elan Satriawan

Elan Satriawan is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Economics at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. His research focuses on social protection, poverty, and human capital, particularly how governments identify and reach poor households and how transfer programs shape their welfare over time.

From 2015 to 2024, Elan led a policy think tank under the National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction (TNP2K) in the Office of the Vice President of Indonesia, helping the government of Indonesia translate experimental evidence into reforms of the national targeting system and social protection programs. He also served as Technical Advisor to the Minister of Finance (2023–2024). 

Elan holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University.