▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Wir j aw an ▁res igned ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Trade ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁Convention ▁as ▁a ▁President ial ▁C andid ate . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Wir j aw an ▁decided ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁An c ora ▁Group . ▁ ▁Board ▁members hips ▁Wir j aw an ▁currently ▁s its ▁on ▁the ▁international ▁advis ory ▁board ▁of ▁A CE ▁Group ▁and ▁at ▁Singapore ▁Management ▁University ▁( SM U ). ▁Pre viously , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Commission er ▁of ▁state - owned ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁company ▁P ert am ina , ▁an ▁Independent ▁Board ▁Director ▁of ▁A xi ata ▁Group ▁Ber had , ▁and ▁Independent ▁Commission er ▁of ▁A xi ata ▁Excel com indo . ▁ ▁Wir j aw an ▁is ▁a ▁senior ▁fellow ▁at ▁the ▁Z b ign iew ▁Br ze zin ski ▁Institute ▁on ▁Ge ost r ategy ▁at ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Str ateg ic ▁and ▁International ▁Studies ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Dean ' s ▁Le ad ership ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁S . ▁Raj ar at nam ▁School ▁of ▁International ▁Studies ▁at ▁N any ang ▁Techn ological ▁University . ▁ ▁Phil anth ropy ▁Wir j aw an ▁has ▁keen ▁interest ▁in ▁education ▁and ▁the ▁important ▁role ▁it ▁could ▁play ▁to ▁prop el ▁Indones ia ▁into ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁developed ▁nations . ▁He ▁established ▁An c ora ▁Foundation ▁with ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁helping