William Utomo
William in 2020
Born
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
OccupationBusinessman
Known forIDN Media
TitleFounder and COO of IDN Media
Children1
AwardsForbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2017

William Utomo is an Indonesian businessman and one of the founders of IDN Media, together with his brother, Winston Utomo.[1] William serves as chief operating officer.

Early life and education

William Utomo was born and raised in Surabaya, Indonesia. He is the younger of two siblings. William studied undergraduate at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.[2]

Career

William worked at Cabrera Capital Markets as an investment banking spring analyst in 2014. In 2014, together with his brother Winston Utomo, he co-founded IDN Media, where he serves as chief operating officer.[3] William Utomo also works as a lecturer at the University of Indonesia's Vocational Education Program.[4]

Awards and recoginiton

In 2017, William and Winston Utomo received the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia award in the Media, Marketing and Advertising category.[5][6] He was also included in the 2022 Gen.T List by Tatler Asia.[7] On May 7 2017, William and Winston Utomo also received the Marketeers Netizen Award at Jakarta Marketing Week 2017 for their contribution as drivers of change, both in the economic sector and creativity in the digital marketing industry in Indonesia.[8]

William Utomo is included in the 2022 Gen.T list by Tatler Asia.[9]

References

  1. "Keisengan Winston Utomo Lahirkan Media Daring Terhits untuk Generasi Y dan Z". kumparan (in Indonesian). 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  2. Saretta, Irene Radius, ed. (2023-04-29). "Menyibak Karier William Utomo, Co-Founder IDN Media yang Suarakan Pemikiran Generasi Muda". Cermati (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  3. Pratama, Aditya Hadi (2022-04-05). "IDN Media launches $3m fund for livestreamers". Tech in Asia. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  4. "Vocational Education Program". Universitas Indonesia. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  5. "30 Under 30 Asia 2017: Media, Marketing & Advertising". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  6. "Meet East Ventures' 22 Inspiring Entrepreneurs Listed on Forbes' 30 Under 30 List". East Ventures. 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  7. "William Utomo". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  8. Rahayu, Dewi Suci. "Dua Anak Muda Ini Sabet Marketeers Netizen Award 2017". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  9. "William Utomo". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
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