Together with figures such as Abdurrahman Wahid and Azyumardi Azra, Rocky is a co-founder of the Setara Institute, a think tank in the field of democracy and human rights, in 2005.
Bersama tokoh-tokoh seperti Abdurrahman Wahid dan Azyumardi Azra, Rocky ikut mendirikan Institut Setara, sebuah wadah pemikir di bidang demokrasi dan hak asasi manusia, pada tahun 2005.