BOARD

Governor Benjamin E. DioknoChairman Emeritus
Benjamin E. Diokno is the current Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Formerly, he was Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). He finished his Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines (1968), and earned his Master’s Degree in Public Administration (1970) and Economics (1974) from the same university. He also holds a Master of Arts in Political Economy (1976) from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, USA and a Ph.D. in Economics (1981) from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, USA. He was also conferred a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, by the University of the Philippines (2017).

Jorge V. SarmientoChairman (2017-present)
Atty. Sarmiento served in top positions in the government as Associate Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration (1989-1991), Postmaster General of the Philippine Postal Corporation (1992-1993), Commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (1999-2002), Deputy Commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission (2002-2009), President & Chief Operating Officer of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (2010), and Undersecretary for Management and Operations of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (2016-2017).

Jaime M. Cortes, Chairman in the United States of America
Jaime M. Cortes is a Former Chief Technical Adviser at International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.

Lauro L. Baja, Jr., Chairman (2008-2009)
Lauro L. Baja Jr. is a Lawyer, Career Diplomat, former Philippines Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York, NY.

Antonio A. Ver, Founder and President (2008-2016)
Antonio A. Ver is the Convenor of Asia Pacific Basin for Energy Strategies (APBest).

Angelo A. Jimenez, President (2017-present)
Angelo A. Jimenez is a Lawyer, and former  Career Labor Attaché, He is an Expert on Middle East geopolitics. He is a Regent of the University of the Philippines.

Roberto Rafael V. Lucila, General Counsel
Atty. Roberto Rafael V. Lucila is Managing Partner in a major law firm in the Philippines

Emil T. de Guzman, Principal, New York
Emil T. de Guzman is a lawyer in New York, NY, USA.

Ronald Dylan P. Concepcion, Corporate Secretary (2008-2017)
Ronald Dylan P. Concepcion is a lawyer.

Nizer C. RosalesSecretary (2017-present)
Nizer C. Rosales is a lawyer in the Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC).

Peter M. Bantilan, Treasurer (2017-present)
Atty. Peter M. Bantilan is a Senior Partner in a major law firm in the Philippines.