Education:

• Master in Public Administration (Fellow, Edward S. Mason Program in Public Policy and Management), John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
• Master of Science in Social Development, School of Social Sciences, Ateneo De Manila University
• Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (cum laude), School of Humanities, Ateneo De Manila University

Career:

• Feb 2026 – present: Undersecretary, Office of the President – Office of the Executive Secretary, Philippines
• Jul 2025 – Feb 2026: Assistant Secretary for Operations, Department of Education, Philippines
• Oct 2024 – Jul 2025: Assistant Secretary for External Partnerships – International and Government Cooperation, Department of Education, Philippines
• Jan 2021 – Sep 2024: Executive Director, Galing Pook Foundation, Philippines
• Aug 2022 – May 2023: Faculty Member, Development Studies Program, Loyola Schools, Ateneo De Manila University, Philippines
• Dec – Jul 2020: Research Project Manager, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School, United States of America
• Sep – Dec 2019: Course Coach, Behavioral Science of Negotiations, Harvard Kennedy School, United States of America
• Jun 2019 – May 2020: Research Associate, Mossavar Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School, United States of America
• Jun 2019 – Aug 2019: Innovation Field Lab Massachusetts Fellow, Ash Center, Harvard Kennedy School, United States of America
• Jul 2016 – Jun 2018: Head of Anti-Poverty and Advocacy Programs, Office of the Vice President of the Philippines
• Dec 2015 – May 2016: Resource Person / Short-term Consultant, Asian Development Bank, Philippines
• Jun 2012 – Oct 2015: Director and National Program Manager for the Sustainable Livelihood Program, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippines
• Jul 2010 – May 2012: Executive Assistant to the Social Welfare and Development Secretary for CDD and Livelihoods, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippines
• Mar 2009 – Mar 2013: Co-founder and Research and Development Officer, Sumilao Agri-Enterprise E-Farmers
• May 2007 – Oct 2009: Student Affairs Professional and Faculty, Ateneo De Manila University, Philippines