Herman Widjaja

Herman Widjaja

Founding Partner

Herman Widjaja is the CTO of Tokopedia with two decades of global experience at Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, and Google. He specializes in scalable systems, AR/VR, and AI. At Tokopedia, he leads tech divisions and drives data-driven innovation. Formerly CEO of Tokoscore, he contributed to Indonesia’s fintech growth via AFTECH. Herman is also an avid early-stage investor, Commissioner at Social Bread, and Industry Advisory Board member for Monash University’s IT Faculty. He holds 15+ patents and publications and is recognized by CIO50 and CIO100 for his leadership across ASEAN.

Professional Skills

Herman held top technology leadership roles, most recently serving as CTO at Tokopedia and previously as Group CTO at GoTo, spearheading initiatives in data-driven innovation and financial inclusion across a platform serving over 100 million users. He also leveraged his expertise to lead the financial technology sector as CEO of Semangat Digital Bangsa (Tokoscore), focusing on democratizing credit access through alternative credit scoring and ML-based risk solutions.

His distinguished global career spanned nearly two decades across the world's leading technology firms. At Google (AR/VR) and Facebook (Oculus VR), he served as a Senior Engineering Manager, where he built, led, and grew multi-location engineering teams responsible for infrastructure, tools, and certification programs for cutting-edge AR/VR products like DayDream and Rift/GearVR. These roles cemented his deep expertise in scalable infrastructure, AI, and immersive technologies, resulting in him holding 15+ patents and publications. His leadership was recognized across ASEAN by both the CIO50 and CIO100 awards.

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