Kresnayana Yahya is a lecturer in statistics at the Institute of Technology in Surabaya, Indonesia. He received a bachelor's degree in mathematics, also from the Institute of Technology, and a master's degree in statistics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in the United States. He is a member of the Indonesian Statistical Association, has attended several conferences on statistics, mathematics and science, and has published numerous papers on marketing research, quality management, development models.
Mr. Yahya is especially interested in environmental measurement, leadership development and statistical models. As a LEAD Fellow, he hopes to develop the skills necessary to influence policymakers, and to gain access to research centers and other sources of information in order to develop network for environmental problem solving.Mr Kresnayana has been elected as the President of Indonesian Marketing Association - East Java Chapter, also Chairperson of ENCIETY Business Consult , an entrepreneurial society for development, research -training and consulting. Since 1998 , Mr.Kresnayana Yahya is elected as the chairman of the Indonesian Managers Association in Surabaya ; with 450 active managers from several parts of the business community