Paska Darmawan is originally from Kudus, Central Java. He is currently pursuing MS in International Affairs at Georgia Institute of Technology, focusing on digital economies and internet governance. He aspires to optimize the potential of digital economy in Indonesia, while contributing to the social research of digital issues in the region.

Paska holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Universitas Gadjah Mada, where he was awarded as the best graduate. He went on to become the Operations Lead of Center for Digital Society UGM. Prior to his Fulbright award, he worked at Traveloka, one of the fastest growing technology-based companies in Southeast Asia.