Betti started her career at
IBM in 1984 as a management trainee and remained with the company for over 20 years, serving as Country General Manager for IBM Indonesia from 2000 to 2008. She was the first woman in the Asia-Pacific region to hold the position of country general manager for IBM. After 24 years with IBM, Betti in 2008 started her own business, PT Quantum Business International, a consulting and training firm focusing on leadership development and property development. She also runs a business called QB Youth, which focuses on information technology services and multimedia video production. She is an Independent Commissioner of PT
Anabatic Technologies Tbk and PT Bank OCBC NISP. She was Chairperson of the
Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) over 2014–2019. Betti has advised the Indonesian government and private sector on business and technology. She was a member of the
National Innovation Committee, a
think-tank formed by the Indonesian president to provide policy advice to the government (2010–2014). She was also vice-chairperson of the National Research Council (2009–2015), Independent Commissioner of
Garuda Indonesia (2012–2015), Independent Commissioner of Sigma Cipta Caraka (TelkomSigma)(September 2010 - July 2017), and Independent Commissioner of Bhinneka.com (December 2015 – August 2017). Betti is a professional motivational speaker, specializing in leadership topics such as corporate entrepreneurship, talent management, succession planning, women's advancement and innovation.
Anti-corruption roles Betti has served six times as a juror for Indonesia's Bung Hatta Anti-Corruption Award (2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2017). She was chairwoman of the panel of judges when the award was presented to state electricity company
PLN president director Nur Pamudji in October 2013. Betti praised Nur for his integrity and his commitment to end corruption, collusion and nepotism in PLN. Less than two months later, Nur tendered his resignation from PLN after being questioned over a 2007-2009 corruption case. In July 2020, Nur was sentenced to six years in jail for a 2010 corruption case at PLN. In 2015, President
Joko Widodo appointed Betti and eight other women to a committee to select candidates for five commissioner positions of the
Corruption Eradication Commission. As spokesperson for the selection committee, Betti urged the public not to publicly criticize any of the candidates, claiming the committee could be held responsible if candidates complained to police because they felt offended by criticism. ==Recognition & Awards ==