Dr. Philips J. Vermonte is the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII). Before joining UIII, he served as the Executive Director of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Indonesia and as Chairman of the Indonesian Pollsters Association (Persepi).
A Fulbright scholar, he earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from Northern Illinois University, USA. He currently serves as the presidential spokesperson on foreign policy.