Tiaro Paska Rivo is a professional development worker with a background in international relations and social work. He has extensive experience managing projects under various international and local organisations. Tiaro has developed expertise in project management, stakeholder engagement, education programming, and community empowerment. 

At the ASEAN Foundation, he is currently serving as Project Officer of the AI Ready ASEAN, an initiative focusing on AI literacy. Previously, he played a pivotal role in leading regional initiatives, including the AFMAM Plus Australia, ASEAN-China Youth Exchange Camp and KONNECT ASEAN. Prior to joining the ASEAN Foundation, in education sector, he coordinated an education programme under WVI in eastern region of Indonesia and managed refugee education services with Church World Service in Jakarta area. He also had the opportunity to be part of the USAID’s TB programme team. 

In his free time, he likes listening to music, learning languages, and traveling as he believes that these will give different perspectives and benefit his career growth.