Daniel Tampubolon graduated from the Institute Technology of Bandung, Indonesia, in 2006 and joined Perusahaan Listrik Negara in 2007. In 2012, he completed his master’s degree in engineering management from Curtin University, Australia. His responsibilities at PLN have included distribution network planning, asset management and some initiatives in smart grid development. Tampubolon was appointed assistant manager of planning in PLN’s Cikokol area in the Banten region in 2015.