Bernardo Villegas
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Bernardo Villegas is a Filipino
writer, thinker and economist. He was a member of the Constitutional Commission that drafted the Philippine Constitution under the government of former President Corazon Aquino
. He has been an advisor of the recent Philippine Presidents. He is currently a University Professor and Senior Vice-President at the University of Asia and the Pacific
(UA&P), the Chairman of the Center for Research and Communication, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Makati Business Club
. He is visiting professor at IESE
.
, having been one of the CPA board topnotchers in 1958. He obtained Bachelor's Degree in Commerce and the Humanities (both Summa Cum Laude) from De La Salle University
where he established a record by obtaining straight A's in the LIACOM course, a five-year program he finished in four years. He earned his doctorate degree in economics at the Harvard University
. At the age of 21, Prof Villegas was one of the youngest ever to be a teaching fellow at Harvard's College of Arts and Sciences.
He was a member of the founding Executive Board of the Makati Business Club
, together with Enrique Zobel
and former Ambassador Joe Romero. The main thrust of the MBC is to foster and promote the role of the private business sector in national development efforts. He continues to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Makati Business Club.
He is an author of seven books and articles in Global Nation.
He has authored several economics textbooks widely used in Philippine schools and universities and also has written a number of management best sellers.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
writer, thinker and economist. He was a member of the Constitutional Commission that drafted the Philippine Constitution under the government of former President Corazon Aquino
Corazon Aquino
Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...
. He has been an advisor of the recent Philippine Presidents. He is currently a University Professor and Senior Vice-President at the University of Asia and the Pacific
University of Asia and the Pacific
The University of Asia and the Pacific is a private research university in the Philippines. It traces its beginnings to the Center for Research and Communication , which was established in 1967 as a private think-tank that conducted economic and social research and offered graduate courses in...
(UA&P), the Chairman of the Center for Research and Communication, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Makati Business Club
Makati Business Club
The Makati Business Club or MBC is a private non-stock, non-profit business association organized in the Philippines as a Forum for Constructive Ideas. As a forum, the MBC is dedicated to addressing economic and social policy issues which affect the development of the Philippines...
. He is visiting professor at IESE
IESE
IESE Business School is the graduate business school of the University of Navarra. IESE has campuses in Barcelona, Madrid, and New York City and teaching facilities in Munich and Sao Paulo...
.
Studies
He is a Certified Public AccountantCertified Public Accountant
Certified Public Accountant is the statutory title of qualified accountants in the United States who have passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and have met additional state education and experience requirements for certification as a CPA...
, having been one of the CPA board topnotchers in 1958. He obtained Bachelor's Degree in Commerce and the Humanities (both Summa Cum Laude) from De La Salle University
De La Salle University
De La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director...
where he established a record by obtaining straight A's in the LIACOM course, a five-year program he finished in four years. He earned his doctorate degree in economics at the Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. At the age of 21, Prof Villegas was one of the youngest ever to be a teaching fellow at Harvard's College of Arts and Sciences.
Economist and business consultant
He sits on the boards of a large number of corporations, both Filipino and International, that operate in sectors and industries including food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, power, banking, IT, infrastructure, transportation and engineering. Dr Villegas also sits on the boards of directors or advisory boards of leading national and multinational firms. He is also a consultant on management development and strategic planning for leading firms, non-government organizations and through his work with UA&P he is often asked to give advice to top government officials in many policy issues.He was a member of the founding Executive Board of the Makati Business Club
Makati Business Club
The Makati Business Club or MBC is a private non-stock, non-profit business association organized in the Philippines as a Forum for Constructive Ideas. As a forum, the MBC is dedicated to addressing economic and social policy issues which affect the development of the Philippines...
, together with Enrique Zobel
Enrique Zobel
Enrique Jacobo Emilio Zobel y Olgado , was a prominent Filipino businessman. The only child of Colonel Jacobo Zóbel y Roxas and Ángela Olgado, he was a member of the influential Zobel de Ayala family of the Philippines and a first cousin of Jaime Zobel de Ayala.Zobel was chief executive officer of...
and former Ambassador Joe Romero. The main thrust of the MBC is to foster and promote the role of the private business sector in national development efforts. He continues to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Makati Business Club.
He is an author of seven books and articles in Global Nation.
He has authored several economics textbooks widely used in Philippine schools and universities and also has written a number of management best sellers.
Awards
He has received several prestigious awards such as the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM), 1972, Fullbright, Johnson Foundation, Asia Foundation and the Instituto de Cultura Hispanica.Written works
- State of the Philippine Economy
- Strategic Guidelines to Investments in the Philippines
- Challenge in Asia
- The Philippine Economy after the May Elections
- The Outlook of Asia Economic Region
- Book of Values, University of Asia and the Pacific, 1998, ISBN 9789718527405
- The Philippine Advantage, University of Asia and the Pacific, 2001, ISBN 9789718527559
- A Filipino's vision for recovery: polevaulting to the third millennium, University of Asia and the Pacific Foundation, 1997, ISBN 9789718527375
- The Philippines at the threshold of the third millennium, University of Asia and the Pacific in cooperation with Philip Morris Philippines Inc., 2000, ISBN 9789718527528
- The Filipino phenomenon, University of Asia and the Pacific Foundation, 1998, ISBN 9789718527443
- Economics and society: policy perspectives for the 1990s, Sinag-Tala Publishers, 1989, ISBN 9789711170745