Arinta Handini

Arinta Handini joined the Basel Institute on Governance in September 2026 as Senior Specialist, Financial Investigations, based in Indonesia.

In her role, Arinta promotes financial investigation best practices to combat environmental crime, particularly forestry crime and illegal mining, by building the capacity of Indonesian prosecutors and investigators.

She is an ethics, compliance and investigations executive with nearly 20 years of experience across law enforcement, professional services and multinational corporations. She spent 10 years with Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi or KPK), where she led and supported complex investigations involving corruption and financial crime.

Following her public sector career, Arinta joined a Big Four professional services firm as a Forensic Investigator. She supported cross-border investigations, dispute advisory matters, fraud risk assessments and forensic engagements across Southeast Asia. She subsequently held senior leadership roles in ethics, compliance, governance and internal audit, advising organisations across various industries on anti-bribery and corruption, regulatory compliance, corporate investigations, whistleblowing programs and personal data protection.

Arinta is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and completed specialised investigator training through the Indonesian National Police Academy as part of her service with KPK. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia, and a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia.

She is a certified Senior Lead Auditor for ISO 37001 Anti-Bribery Management Systems and a certified Senior Lead Implementer for ISO 37301 Compliance Management Systems.