Academic Background

• Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.), Capital markets, alternative investments & finance concentrations, Emory University Goizueta Business School Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. (2012)
• Juris Doctor (J.D.), Ateneo De Manila University School of Law – Philippines (1999)
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration & Accountancy (B.S.B.A.A.), University of the Philippines – Diliman, Philippines (1995)

Professional Experience

CORPORATE

• Senior Vice President - Chief Operating Officer (COO)
  The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc.
  2012 – Present
• Center Research Associate
  Emory Center for Alternative Investments (ECAI)
  2011 – 2012
• Vice President – General Counsel & Compliance Officer
  The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc.
  2005 - 2010
• Officer-in-Charge of Issuer Regulation Division (concurrently as General Counsel and Compliance Officer)
  The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc.
  2010 – 2010
• Compliance Officer
  Securities Clearing Corporation of the Philippines
  2005 – 2010
• Associate
  ACCRA Law
  2005 – 2005
• Associate
  Sycip Salazar Hernandez and Gatmaitan Law
  1999 – 2001
• Founding Partner
  Recto Javier Liwag and Refran Law
  2003 – 2004

GOVERNMENT

• Chief of Staff
  Senate of the Republic of the Philippines – Office of Sen. Ralph Recto
  2001 – 2004
• Fellow, International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)
  International Institute for Securities Market Development
  2005 – 2005
• Chairperson
  Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)
  2013 – Present

ACADEMIC

• Professorial Lecturer
  University of the Philippines (U.P.) Virata School of Business
  2014 – Present
• Professor of Law
  Ateneo De Manila University School of Law
  2003-2005; 2016 – Present
• Lecturer, Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
  Ateneo Center for Continuing Legal Education
  2015 – Present
• Lecturer
  De La Salle University – College of Law
  2016 – Present
• Lecturer
  San Beda College of Law
  2009 – 2010
• Teaching Assitant
  Emory University, Goizueta Business School
  2011 – 2012
• Lecturer
  University of San Carlos (Cebu)
  2014 – 2014
• Lecturer
  University of Sto. Tomas
  2012 – 2014
• Lecturer
  Ateneo De Manila University Graduate School of Business-CCE
  2008 – Present
• Lecturer
  Financial Markets (Certified Securities Specialist)
  2008 – 2008
• Lecturer
  UP Development Center for Finance (DCF)
  2009 – 2010
• Lecturer
  iAcademy
  2007 - 2014

OTHER

• Chairman of the Board of Trustees and President
  Philippine Fulbright Scholars Association
  2013 - Present

Affiliations, Awards, and Honors

AFFILIATIONS

• 2016, Member, Financial Executive Institute of the Philippines (FINEX)
• 2012, Lifetime Member, Beta Gamma Sigma (International Honor Society in Business)
• 2000, Lifetime Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)
• 1995, Member, Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)
• 1995, Lifetime Member, Pi Gamma Mu (International Honor Society in Social Sciences)

AWARDS & HONORS

• 2014, UP VSB Distinguished Alumni Awardee, University of The Philippines
• 2012, Top 20% of Graduating Class, Beta Gamma Sigma
• 2010, M.B.A. Scholar, Fulbright Scholarship
• 1999, Bar Exams ranked 4th highest, Supreme Court
• 1999, Second Honors, Ateneo De Manila College of Law
• 1995, CPA Board exams top 18, Professional Regulations Commission (PRC)
• 1995, Magna Cum Laude, UP College of Business Administration