D joko Susanto is an Indonesian self-made billionaire who is the founder and owner of the Alfamart Group, one of the largest and most ubiquitous convenience store chains in Indonesia. His story is one of a relentless entrepreneur who started from humble beginnings. He began his business career by managing his family's small grocery stall in a traditional market in Jakarta.

He later went into partnership with the cigarette tycoon Putera Sampoerna before striking out on his own to found Alfamart. He built the company into a massive retail empire with tens of thousands of mini-mart style stores across the Indonesian archipelago and in the Philippines. The stores offer a limited range of everyday necessities and have become a central part of daily life for millions of Indonesians. His success is a testament to his deep understanding of the Indonesian mass-market consumer and his ability to scale a retail concept on an immense scale.