Mr. Bagatsing brings with him more than 30 years of senior level experience in commercial, mortgage, investment and development banking in North America, South and East Asia. He spent over 12 years with the International Finance Corporation-World Bank Group, where he held various senior positions in several countries, such as Senior Country Officer-East Asia (Lao PDR), Country Head-Nepal, culminating as Principal Investment Officer for the Philippines. He was also a member of the World Bank Group country leadership teams for Nepal and the Philippines. Prior to that, he covered a wide range of investment banking operations with RCBC Capital Corporation for over 12 years. Earlier in his career, he worked in Commercial & Mortgage banking in the United States for 10 years. A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Bagatsing has an MBA in Finance from the McLaren School of Business of the University of San Francisco and completed Continuing Education programs from Asian Institute of Management, Harvard Kennedy School & Columbia University SIPA. He graduated with a B.S. in Accounting and Auditing from San Beda College.