Arista Utomo is pursuing graduate-level public affairs studies at Indiana University, Bloomington.

As a statistician at Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS), Gorontalo, Arista hopes to understand how statistical data and socio-economic indicators drive public policy at both the regional and national levels.

She earned her Diploma IV in statistics from Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Statistik (STIS).