Prof. Dian Masyita, Ph.D is an academician who has a great interest in Islamic finance and banking. Having obtained a bachelor’s degree in Financial Management from the University of Padjadjaran in 1997, she continued her master’s degree in Engineering
at Bandung Institute of Technology. In addition to the cum laude predicates that she obtained during her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, she also got the chance to be one of the STUNED awardees for a Postgraduate program at the Executive
Program “Financial Management” at the Maastricht School of Management (MSM), also graduating with Distinction in 2007. Before earning her PhD in Islamic Finance from Durham University, she was a member of the R&D division at Indonesian
Waqf Board. Prof. Dian Masyita is a familiar face in the Islamic finance and banking industry. She frequently writes for Indonesian newspapers, journals and magazines; becomes one of the contributors/authors in books (e.g., “Creating Opportunities
for the Poor through Innovation” (2004), “Encyclopedia of Women Islamic and Cultures/EWIC” (2007), and “Islamic Microentreprises” (2016); presents papers in prestigious conferences (e.g., the System Dynamics Conference at MIT, USA (2005),
IRTI-IDB’s Islamic Financial conference (2007) in Brunei Darussalam, Moral Value in Milan (2009), Ustinov Seminar (2010) and DFIP-Kyoto University Workshop in Durham (2010 & 2012), Ethics in Financial in Melbourne (2011), and two IRTI
IDB Conferences in Sudan and Doha-Qatar (2011)); publishes papers (e.g., Islamic Economic Studies (IES) Journal by IRTI-IDB (Islamic Development Bank) Vol.21 No.1 June 2013, Journal of Islamic Moneter, Banking and Finance Vol. 1 Agustus
2015 organized by Bank Indonesia, and in a Book Chapter - Islamic Microfinance for Development published by IRTI-IDB Publisher (2015)); and receives prestigious awards. Most recently in December 2020, she received an award from a British
financial analysis institute, Cambridge IFA, as one of “The Top Most Influential Women in Islamic Business & Finance”. Astonishingly, she managed to be on the list for three years in a row since 2018. In the latest award, she was among
the top 5 women who have influence in the field of Islamic business and finance in the world. Her track record has shown her passion in the industry, making her the first academician in Indonesia to be appointed as a professor in Islamic
finance and banking. On the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, the temporary assignment decree (Surat Keputusan/SK) from the Minister of Education and Culture as well as the permission from the University of Padjajaran’s Rector,
she is trusted to become the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business at Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII).
