He studied at University of Surabaya, and Glasgow university. He is the President of World Marketing Association, is one of the “50 Gurus Who Have Shaped The Future of Marketing” appointed by The Chartered Institute of Marketing, United Kingdom (CIM-UK).
- Studied at Glasgow University, Scotland
- Dropped Out as student of Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember Surabaya due to economy reason
- In 1990 formed MarkPlus, a marketing consulting firm based in Jakarta Indonesia - SWA
- Since 2002 Kartajaya has been President of the World Marketing Association
- He is also the one the few Asians who has been invited to give a speech in the American Marketing Association (AMA) Educators Conference
- Listed as One of The 50 Gurus who Shaped the Future of Marketing
- A well known speaker on marketing and is set to speak to the tourism industry in a full day conference in Bali 23 December 2008, organised by Bali Tourism Board - Indonesian Tourism challenges the Global Crisis