Academic Background

• Master in Business Administration, Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines)
• Master in Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (USA)
• Bachelor of Arts in Literary Studies, magna cum laude, Maryknoll College (Philippines)

Professional and Academic Experience

• Secretary of Labor and Employment:  administration of Presidents Corazon Aquino and Fidel V. Ramos
• Presidential Adviser on Human Resource Development and International Labor Affairs: administration of President Fidel Ramos
• Director/Trustee/Independent Director: various boards of both private and public companies, non-government organizations; Chairperson, Human Resources Committee of different boards
• External collaborator, adviser, and consultant: World Bank, ILO, ASEAN Secretariat, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Consultant: various Philippine and foreign companies and organizations
•  Former Dean of the Institute; Executive Director, AIM-Team Energy Center for Bridging Leadership

Affiliations, Awards, and Honors

• Chair, Kapisanan ng Mangagawang Pilipino; Panel Chair of Declaration Expert-Advisers to the International Labor Organization (ILO) and its Governing Body
• Member: Operating Council of the Global Alliance for Workers and their Communities
• Trustee: International System for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR); International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
• 2013 Gawad Maestra Award from the Philippine Society for Training and Development  as Most Outstanding Leader Extraordinaire, for a “proven track record  of innovation, commitment, and excellence, through design, conceptualization, and implementation of projects that generate a positive impact.”
• 1992 Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS)