Charles D. Marpaung holds Drs (Doctorandus) Akuntan degree from University of Indonesia (1981), MBA Business & Finance degree from Pittsburg State University USA (1988), and Ph.D Monetary & International Finance degree from Oklahoma State University USA (1993).

He has more than 20 years of experience in consulting and professional services. He has previous experiences, such as Chairman Graduate Business School Magister Management University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran (1997-2000), Deputy Chairman Banking Division at Indonesia Chamber of Commerce (1997-2000), Team Economy Expert at Dewan Pertahanan dan Keamanan Nasional Republic of Indonesia (1998-2005), Director at Bank Agroniaga (1999-2000), Special Assistance at Minister of Agriculture Republic of Indonesia (2001-2002) and Managing Director at PT CMP Consulting (2002-2007). He is an Instructor in several universities in Indonesia, two of which are Graduate Business School University of Bina Nusantara (1997-2010) and Graduate School College of Business University of Pelita Harapan (1996-2021).