Yulia Indawardhani was the Executive Director of Yayasan Pokmas Mandiri, a micro finance institution who works on poverty alleviation program by implementing Grameen Bank Replication model.

Yuli was graduated from North Sumatra University, Medan, Indonesia with a degree in English Linguistics. She has been actively involved in social working since her academic years. She has attended several courses and training on micro finance, community development, NGO management, fund raising, public health, and others. She was one of of the state-representative in Australia - Indonesia Youth Exchange Programme 1996-1997 under the joint of Understanding between the Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia.

She was one of the pioneers in establishing micro finance for the poor in North Sumatra. Now she works independently as an Independent Community Development Specialist.