Amb. Jose V. Romero, Jr. Ph.D.
President
ACADEMIC RECORD
Asian Institute of Journalism and Communications, Inc.
Asian Social Institute
St. Paul’s University, Dumaguete City
CURRENT POSITIONS
Chairman/Managing Director – Philippine Regional Investment Development Corp.
Vice-Chairman – AbaCore Capital Holdings Inc.
President – Philippine Council for Foreign Relations, Inc.
President – Philippine Ambassadors Foundation, Inc.
Member, Board of Trustees, University of Asia and the Pacific
Member, Board of Trustees, Asian Institute of Journalism and Communications
FORMER POSITIONS
Ambassador to the Republic of Italy
Permanent Representative to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Executive Director - UNCTAD Common Fund for Commodities
Undersecretary – Department of Agriculture
Chairman – Philippine Coconut Authority
President – Coconut Investment Fund Management Company (CIIF)
Director General - Congressional Economic Planning Office (CEPO)
Economist - Central Bank of the Philippines
- Ph.D. in Development Management - University of Asia and the Pacific
- Post-Graduate Studies in Economics – Georgetown University
- Master of the Arts in Economics and History – Cambridge University
- Bachelor of the Arts in Economics and History – Cambridge University
- Former President - Philippine Economic Society
- Executive Director – Asian Center for the Study of Democracy
- Chair-holder – Diosdado Macapagal Professorial Chair on Political Economy
- Former Lecturer - Ateneo de Manila University
Asian Institute of Journalism and Communications, Inc.
Asian Social Institute
St. Paul’s University, Dumaguete City
CURRENT POSITIONS
Chairman/Managing Director – Philippine Regional Investment Development Corp.
Vice-Chairman – AbaCore Capital Holdings Inc.
President – Philippine Council for Foreign Relations, Inc.
President – Philippine Ambassadors Foundation, Inc.
Member, Board of Trustees, University of Asia and the Pacific
Member, Board of Trustees, Asian Institute of Journalism and Communications
FORMER POSITIONS
Ambassador to the Republic of Italy
Permanent Representative to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Executive Director - UNCTAD Common Fund for Commodities
Undersecretary – Department of Agriculture
Chairman – Philippine Coconut Authority
President – Coconut Investment Fund Management Company (CIIF)
Director General - Congressional Economic Planning Office (CEPO)
Economist - Central Bank of the Philippines