Faisal H. Basri is an economist and a politician. He is one of the nephews of former Vice President Adam Malik. Faisal Basri completed his undergraduate degree at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia (1985) and holds a Master of Arts degree in economics at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA (1988).
Beliau memulai karirnya sebagai dosen di Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis, Universitas Indonesia untuk mata kuliah di bidang Ekonomi Politik, Ekonomi Internasional, Ekonomi Pembangunan, dan Sejarah Pemikiran Ekonomi (1981-sekarang). Ia juga menjadi dosen di Program Magister Akuntansi (MAKSI), Program Magister Manajemen (MM), Program Magister Perencanaan dan Pengembangan Kebijakan (PNPM), dan Program Pascasarjana Universitas Indonesia (1988-sekarang). Dia pernah menjabat sebagai kepala Departemen Ekonomi dan Studi Pembangunan, Universitas Indonesia (1995-1998) dan Ketua Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi (STIE) Perbanas Jakarta (1999-2003). Dia merupakan salah satu pendiri Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) (1995-2000).
In the goverment, Faisal Basri was also a member of “World Economic Development” team under the Second Assistant Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs (1985-1987) and a member of Presidential Assistance Team for Economic Affairs (2000). He has a personal website that publishes his thoughts and writings here