Bernardo Villegas


Bernardo M. Villegas is a Filipino writer and economist. He was a member of the Constitutional Commission that drafted the Philippine Constitution under the government of President Corazon Aquino. He has been an advisor of the recent Philippine Presidents. he was a professor and senior vice-president at the University of Asia and the Pacific, the Chairman of the Center for Research and Communication, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Makati Business Club, and visiting professor at IESE.

Studies

He is a Certified Public Accountant. He obtained bachelor's degree in Commerce and the Humanities from De La Salle University. He earned his doctorate degree in economics at the Harvard University. He became a teaching fellow at Harvard's College of Arts and Sciences at the age of 21.

Economist and business consultant

Villegas sits on the boards of a large number of Filipino and international corporations in several sectors and industries. He is also a consultant on management development and strategic planning.
He was a member of the founding Executive Board of the Makati Business Club, together with Enrique Zobel and former Ambassador Jose V. Romero Jr. The MBC is a forum to address economic and social policy issues which affect the development of the Philippines; Villegas remains a member of the Board of Trustees.
He has written seven books, articles in Global Nation,
several economics textbooks used in Philippine educational institutions, and books on management.

Awards

Villegas received awards including the Ten Outstanding Young Men 1972, Fulbright, Johnson Foundation, Asia Foundation and the Instituto de Cultura Hispanica.

Written works