Istri : Fery Farhati Ganis SPsi, MSc

Anak : Ismail Hakim, Mikail Azizi, Kaisar Hakam dan Mutiara Annisa

Pendidikan 

SD IKIP Labrotori II, Yogyakarta (1982)

SMP Negeri 5, Yogyakarta (1985)

SMA, South Milwaukee, Senior High School (AFS Year Program), Wisconsin, Amerika (1988)

SMA Negeri 2, Yogyakarta (1989)

S1 Fakultas Ekonomi UGM, Yogyakarta (1995)

S2 University of Maryland, School of Public Policy, College Park, Amerika Serikat (1998)

S3 Northern Illinois University, Department of Political Science, DeKalb, Illinois, Amerika Serikat (2005)

Karier

Redaktur dan Pembawa Acara "Tanah Merdeka" (Program TVRI Yogyakarta) (1989 - 1991)

Program Koordinator di Center for Student and Community Development (1993 - 1994)

Peneliti dan Koordinator Proyek di Pusat antar Universitas (PAU) Studi Ekonomi UGM (1994 - 1996)

Peneliti pada The Office of Research, Evaluation, and Policy Studies, Northern Illinois University (2000 - 2004)