ACADEMIC BACKGROUND 

• PhD, History, Yale University
• Master of Philosophy, Yale University
• BA Humanities (Honors), Ateneo de Manila University

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Secretary of Education, Republic of the Philippines / 47th Secretary of the Department of Education
• Secretariat Director, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), Bangkok
• President, Asian Institute of Management
• President, Far Eastern University (FEU), Manila
• President, University of the Cordilleras, Baguio City
• Presidential Adviser on Rural Development, Office of the President under President Corazon C. Aquino
• Deputy Commissioner, Peace Commission, Office of the President
• Associate Dean for Research, Asian Institute of Management
• Chair, Asian Institute of Management Policy Forum
• Chair, Rural Development Management Program (RDMP), Asian Institute of Management
• Faculty, Rural Development Management Program, AIM
• Co-founder, University Belt Consortium
• Board Member, Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU) and the Coordinating Council for Private Educational Associations

AFFILIATIONS, AWARDS, AND HONORS

• Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa, Ateneo de Manila University
• Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa, Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan
• Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa, Far Eastern University
• Board Member, Phinma
• Member, Editorial Board of the Journal of Asian Business, University of Michigan
• Member, Asia Society’s International Council