He is the Founder and Managing Director of the Stratbase Group, a research and strategic advisory consultancy firm, and President of its policy think-tank, Stratbase Albert del Rosario Institute for Strategic and International Studies (ADRi).
Since 2004, he has identified investment and business opportunities, gathered critical intelligence to overcome regulatory challenges, and developed deep relationships in key departments and agencies. With his extensive experience, he helps Stratbase clients understand the interplay between business and government, and the impact of legislative, regulatory, and electoral outcomes on their business strategies. He also provides top-level strategic analysis and thought leadership on global issues in the Philippines.
Concurrently, he is also Philippine Country Head of BowerGroupAsia (BGA), a strategic advisory firm that specializes in the Asia-Pacific, advising companies on their legislative and regulatory engagement, and strategic communications posturing.
He obtained his master’s degree in Public Administration and Bachelor’s Degree in Philippine Studies, Major in Political Science and History, from the University of the Philippines-Diliman. A member of Phi Gamma Mu International Honors’ Society Beta Chapter, he specializes in Strategic Studies and Management, Legislative Research, and Public Policy Analysis.
Among the government positions he held include Undersecretary for External Affairs and Special Concerns of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports and Deputy Secretary for Administration and Financial Services of the Philippine Senate. Meanwhile, his legislative experience encompasses the 8th, the 9th, 10th and the 12th Congress as the Chief of Staff of the late Former Senate President Edgardo Angara and senior policy research adviser in key senate committees, such as Education, Agriculture, Economic Affairs, Social Justice and Electoral Reforms, and Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Laws. Since 1987, he has been involved in all national elections in different capacities, from policy consultancy to campaign strategy.
After his stint in government, he became involved with many different consortiums and networks of civil society groups—as Lead Convenor of citizen-led initiative, Democracy Watch Philippines, and Convenor of pro-industry group, Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship (PBEST).
Similarly, his involvement with the distinguished Philippine Trade Foundation (Philippines, Inc.) is aligned with the group’s commitment toward building a strategic and reformed business environment. His international reach is evident in his key role
in the establishment of the U.S.-Philippines Strategic Initiative (USPSI) with the Philippine Eminent Persons Group and is also an advisor to the Board of Asia Society Philippines, another cooperative organization, this time in the area of education.
Moreover, he was appointed as one of the ASEAN Regional Forum Experts and Eminent Persons (ARF EEPs) by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Today, he regularly contributes opinion pieces to leading newspapers, Philippine Daily Inquirer and BusinessWorld.
