Co-founder and COO, Ruangguru
Iman Usman spent most of his twenties becoming a key opinion leader for young Indonesians and recognised globally for his efforts in organising some of the country’s leading movements. These included the Indonesian Future Leaders and the Indonesian Youth Parliament, which mobilised thousands of young Indonesians to do social good. He is also known as the ASEAN Youth Ambassador to Indonesia. Today, Usman is the co-founder and COO of Ruangguru. One of the biggest education startup companies in South East Asia, Ruangguru focuses on helping students with private tutoring, class videos and exams prep. He has a master’s degree from Columbia University and now studying for another at Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Moreover, Usman is part of the 2021 Cheng Fellow in Social Innovation + Change Initiative (SICI) at Harvard Kennedy School.
Awards
2008
Ashoka Young Changemaker Award
2008
Indonesian Young Leader Award
2010
Global Changemaker Award—British Council
2011
ASEAN Youth Award
2011
UN Youth Assembly Recognition on Humanitarian Development
2011
Global Teen Leader Award
2017
Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 for Consumer Technology
2019
Google’s Choice Book of the Year—Masih Belajar
2019
Emerging Entrepreneur Award—Ernst & Young
Did You Know?
Iman Usman is a fan of the K-pop group Treasure, whom he tapped to be Ruangguru’s newest brand ambassador.