Education

• Bachelor of Science in Commerce (Summa Cum Laude) and Master of Science in Commerce (Meritissimus), University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
• Master of Science in Commerce, Columbia University, New York (admitted in Beta Gamma Sigma, Honorary Business Society)

Present Positions

• Founder, The SGV Group (auditors and management consultants, with operations throughout East Asia)
• Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees and Board of Governors, Asian Institute of Management, Philippines
• Emeritus Member of the Board of Overseers, Columbia University Graduate School of Business, New York
• Counselor, The Conference Board, New York
• Honorary Counselor, Asia Society Policy Institute
• Honorary Life Trustee, Asia Society, New York
• Member of the Board of Directors of a number of major corporations in the Philippines and other parts of the world

Past Positions

• Chairman, Euro-Asia Centre, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France, 1981–1988
• President, International Federation of Accountants, 1982–1985
• Board Member, Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 1983–2000
• Chairman, Asia Pacific Advisory Committee, New York Stock Exchange, 1997–2004
• Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, The Conference Board, New York, 2000–2004
• Member, International Advisory Board, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, 1995–2010
• Member, Board of Trustees, Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, 1999–2010
• Chairman, Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation, 2007; Member, Board of Trustees, 2005–2008
• Also on the International Advisory Boards of
  • American International Group, New York
  • AT&T
  • Australia & New Zealand Bank
  • Caterpillar
  • The Chase Manhattan Bank (1984–2000)
  • Owens-Illinois
  • Pacific Dunlop
  • United Technologies Corporation

Honors

• The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star from His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, 14 June 2017
• Edmonds Award for International Understanding from International House New York, 4 May 2017
• Most Outstanding Professional in the field of Accountancy from the Professional Regulation Commission, June 2015
• Arangkada Lifetime Achievement Award from the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines, 3 March 2015
• Lifetime Achievement Award for People of the Year 2014, 19 January 2015
• Lifetime Achievement Award from Asia Society, New York, 8 November 2012
• Ramon V. del Rosario Award for Nation Building from the Junior Chamber International Philippines Manila and the Asian Institute of Management’s Ramon V. del Rosario Sr. Center for Corporate Social Responsibility, May 2012
• The Order of Lakandula, The Rank of Grand Cross from Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III, 30 June 2011
• Lifetime Achievement Award from Columbia Business School, May 2010
• The Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit (Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse) from the Federal Republic of Germany, 2 August 2006
• Dr. Jose Rizal Award for Excellence (JRAE), Lifetime Achievement Award for Public Service
• Botwinick Prize for Ethical Practice in the Professions, Columbia Business School, September 1996
• Doctor of Laws, Honorary Degree from the University of Melbourne, 1993
• 1992 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for International Understanding
• Philippine Legion of Honor, Degree of Commander from the Philippine Government, 30 June 1991
• Officer First Class of the Royal Order of the Polar Star awarded by H. M. the King of Sweden, June 1987
• Accountancy Hall of Fame from the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1980
• Star of the Order of Merit from the Republic of Austria, 1976
• Management Man of the Year from the Management Association of the Philippines, 1967
• Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa from Ateneo de Manila University, 23 March 2012
• Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa from Angeles University Foundation, 11 April 2012
• Doctor of Science (Management), Honoris Causa, and the University Medal of Honor from Holy Angel University, 17 March 2010
• Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) from the University of the Philippines
• Doctor of Philosophy in Financial Management from De La Salle University, Philippines
• Doctorate Degree in Accounting Education from the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines