Eddie Jarwolo acquires over twelve (12) years of working experience as Executive Director, Naymote Partners for Democratic Development, and has far-reaching knowledge in civic education, community development and leadership approaches, participatory decision-making, advocacy, organizational development tools, grassroots democracy enhancement, and community-based organizations strengthening.

He has participated in the United States Department of State International Leadership Exchange Program and is a Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy, Washington DC, and Community Solutions Fellow a U.S. Department of State Fellow. As an executive director his primary responsibility is to provide for the day-to-day costs of serving the administrative and technical needs of the institute; oversee the daily activities and implement such policies as may be adopted by the Board of Directors.

Extensive international exposure: travel to the United States of America, South Africa, Qatar, Indonesia, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Kenya, and Guinea; participated in international conferences, seminars, workshops, and assemblies sponsored by United Nations Development Programme, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, World Movement for Democracy, Africa Democracy Forum, World Youth Movement for Democracy and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.