Putu Desy Apriliani is one of the young and promising faculty members in the Faculty of Economics and Business Udayana University, Bali - Indonesia. She has been a part of the "Orange Academia," a call for the faculty's students, alumni, and faculty members, since 2006. Her research interests encompass rural economic development, various democratic and community-based associations, and their intersection with gender and race. She primarily teaches undergraduate classes while also becomes a facilitator for various trainings within and beyond the university.

Putu Desy Apriliani was a Fulbright Scholarship awardee from 2014-2019 to pursue a doctoral study in the U.S. She holds a Ph.D in Planning, Government, and Globalization from the School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia. While pursuing her doctoral degree, Putu was also actively involved in the Indonesian Students Association in the United States (PERMIAS) and led the organization to conduct several fund raising events and cultural exhibitions. She contributed her talents in various efforts in order to introduce Balinese culture together with other Indonesian/Balinese community organizations in the U.S.

In her spare time, Putu loves spending time with her husband and her 2-year-old daughter, cooking, and gardening.