FOUNDERS

Antonio A. Ver, Convenor of Asia Pacific Basin for Energy Strategies. Strategies, President, 2010-2017, Chairman 2022-present

Lauro Baja, Jr.† Lawyer, Career Diplomat, former Philippines Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York, NY, 1st Chairman

Rogelio D. Garcia, Banker, 1st Treasurer.

Jaime M. Cortes, Chairman in the United States of America, Former Chief Technical Adviser at International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

Benjamin E. Diokno, Chairman Emeritus; Former Secretary of Finance, former Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; former Secretary of Budget and Management

Carlos L. Esguerra, IT expert and world-renowned Photographer.

Emil T. de Guzman†, Lawyer, New York State Bar; Principal, New York

Albemar Dumlao, Retired from the US Postal Service, Santa Barbara, CA.

Roberto Rafael V. Lucila†, Lawyer, Co-Managing Partner, Belo Gozon Elma Parel Asuncion & Lucila Law Offices; former General Counsel

Angelo A. Jimenez, President, University of the Philippines 2022-present; Lawyer, and former Career Labor Attaché, Expert on Middle East geopolitics, former Regent, University of the Philippines, President 2017-2022

Nelson A. Navarro†, Writer

Temario C. Rivera†, Professor of Political Science, University of the Philippines, and International Relations at the International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan

Ferdinand R. Silerio, Lawyer involved in Community development

Dante Raul Q. Teodoro, one of Most Outstanding Filipinos Abroad, a Filipino American Hall of Fame Awardee in humanitarian services and recognized as one of the Top USA Entrepreneurs

Salvador E. Tuy, Jr., Lawyer in New York, NY, USA.

Raul B. Villanueva, Court Administrator, Supreme Court of the Republic of the Philippines

Bayani S. Aguirre†

Jorge V. Sarmiento

Immediate past Chairman (2017-2022)

Atty. Sarmiento served in top positions in the government as Associate Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration (1989-1991), Postmaster General of the Philippine Postal Corporation (1992-1993), Commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (1999-2002), Deputy Commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission (2002-2009), President & Chief Operating Officer of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (2010), and Undersecretary for Management and Operations of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (2016-2017).

Ronald P. Concepcion

Ronald P. Concepcion  He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the College of Law at the University of the Philippines and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, UP. He serves as the Assistant Corporate Secretary and Special Counsel for Legal and Regulatory Affairs at the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).