Our Team

Get to know more about the people behind our good governance advocacy

Board of Trustees

FRANCISCO F. DEL ROSARIO, JR.

Chairman
Institute for Solidarity in Asia

REX C. DRILON II

Vice Chairman
Institute for Solidarity in Asia

GEN. EMMANUEL T. BAUTISTA (RET)

Former Chief of Staff
Armed Forces of the Philippines

JOSE L. CUISIA, JR.

Former Ambassador to the United States
Republic of the Philippines

FERDINAND M. DELA CRUZ

President and CEO
Franklin Baker

ATTY. LILIA B. DE LIMA

Executive-in-Residence
Asian Institute of Management

ANTONIETA F. IBE

Commissioner
Securities and Exchange Commission

ATTY. ALEXANDER L. LACSON

Partner

Malcolm Law Offices

GUILLERMO M. LUZ

Chief Resilience Officer
Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation

DR. VAUGHN F. MONTES

Adjunct Faculty
Asian Institute of Management

MARY JANE C. ORTEGA

Former Mayor
City of San Fernando, La Union

EVELYN R. SINGSON

President
Gilt-Edge Properties, Inc.

FRANCISCO C. EIZMENDI, JR.

Trustee & Fellow
Institute for Solidarity in Asia

President and CEO

Trustee
The Asia-Pacific Centre for Research, Inc.

ALFREDO E. PASCUAL

President
Institute of Corporate Directors

ANTONIETA F. IBE

Commissioner
Securities and Exchange Commission

Our Executives

FRANCISCO F. DEL ROSARIO JR.

Chairman

Mr. Francisco del Rosario, Jr. has over 40 years of experience in both the private and public sectors. He has served as president of the Management Association of the Philippines, and is currently an independent director of Metrobank. In his desire to serve the country, Mr. del Rosario has accepted various government positions such as president of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), chief executive officer and president of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and undersecretary in the Department of National Defense (DND).

Current: Independent Director, Metrobank

EVARISTO S. FRANCISCO JR.

Chief Executive Officer

This supply chain strategist and sustainability expert has extensive experience across Asia-Pacific, spanning 38 years, which began at Unilever Philippines and PepsiCo Inc.

Between 1997 to 2003, he was the Vice-President of Restaurant Systems and Engineering at Jollibee Foods Corporation and Operations Director for Southeast Asia at Kraft Foods Inc. He spent the last 18 years of his career working at The Coca-Cola Company.

Former: Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. Executive Officer and Chief Procurement Officer

CHRISTIAN P. ZAENS

Practice Leader

Christian P. Zaens serves as the Executive Director of the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA), a governance institute based in Manila committed to enabling public institutions to achieve breakthrough reforms. He is the Practice Leader of the Performance Governance System (PGS), and dedicates significant time doing strategy with a wide range of organizations. Despite this, there’s always room for 9k steps, a good read, and vigorous yoga.

Recent: Atlas Network John Blundell Elevator Pitch Competition Prize Winner (New York)

Units

Program Management Unit

The Program Management Unit (PMU) is the unit that oversees the implementation and development of the Performance Governance System (PGS). Aimed at customizing strategy formulation, strategy execution, and strategy sustainability programs for National Government Agencies, Local Government Units, and other public sector organizations, the PMU seeks to enable ISA’s partners in institutionalizing their governance transformation and in producing breakthrough results felt by every Juan and Juana.

For more information, email [email protected].

Resource Development Unit

The Resource Development Unit (RDU) is divided into three subunits—PGS Milestones Programs, Community Management, and Advocacy Advancement. RDU strives to proactively advocate good governance among its partners in the public sector through its training and capacity-building programs and by sparking meaningful conversations on governance reform.

For more information, email [email protected].

Executive Leadership Unit

The Executive Leadership Unit (ELU) is divided into three subunits—Integrated Public Governance, Leadership and Governance Education, and Theories in Governance Development. ELU seeks to further enrich public sector leaders in championing governance excellence through lifelong learning and governance advocacy programs.

For more information, email [email protected].

Finance, HR, and Admin Unit

The Finance, Admin, and HR Unit (FINHRAD) is the unit that oversees the finance, administrative, and human resource processes of the organization. FINHRAD aims to provide administrative support to our personnel to ensure that our vision and goals are achieved.

For more information, email [email protected] or [email protected].

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