ACADEMIC BACKGROUND 

• Master of Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, New York, USA
• Juris Doctor, University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law
• BA Philosophy, UP College of Social Sciences and Philosophy

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Senior Lecturer, UP College of Law, 2016-present
• Independent Director, Pru Life Insurance Corporation of U.K.
• Senior Country Representative, US-ASEAN Business Counci
• Partner, FLO Attorneys-at-Law
• Co-founder and General Counsel, Twala
• Resource Person, Asian Development Bank
• Undersecretary, Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry
• Chief-of-staff, Senate of the Philippines
• Director (2010-2014); Undersecretary and Deputy Head, Presidential Management Staff, Office of the President of the Philippines

AFFILIATIONS, AWARDS, AND HONORS

• Fulbright Scholarship Award, 2013
• Dean’s Medal for Leadership, UP College of Law, 2009
• Dean’s Medal for Leadership, UP College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, 2005

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

• Career Executive Service Eligibility (CESE), 2016
• Philippine Bar Examinations, placed 8^th, 2010