Pak Suryatin is a career telco executive in Indonesia having worked extensively with Telkom across a range of areas in their business. Pak Suryatin graduated with a degree in electrical engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology in 1980 and then began his career with Telkom as an engineer. He subsequently became the GM of Product Development for one of the Telkom subsidiaries, followed by a number of roles including Chief of Planning and Development of Information Technology, Head of Research and Technology, Director of Network Service Business, Director of Service Business. He also spent 2 years outside Telkom as a team leader of a Software Development Team at the Centre of Research and Development for Siemens in Germany.

Suryatin has also served as a Director of Telkom and a Commissioner of PT Telkomsel (including 2 years as President Commissioner) and has served as an Independent Commissioner of PT Trikomsel Oke Tbk since 2008.

Following his retirement from Telkom in 2005 Suryatin has been working as a senior business advisor to the well-respected Bandung Talent Source which provides learnings services and training to the telecommunications and ICT industry. Additionally, up till present Suryatin has been the project sponsor of various start-ups among others kongkow.com (business conferencing service), and kadoqu.com (O2O shop on Indonesian crafts, ethnic fashions and arts).