Felipe M. Medalla

Co-Chair RCG for Asia

Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Mr Felipe Medalla is Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). He has been a member of the BSP policymaking Monetary Board since July 2011. Before joining the Monetary Board, he taught at the University of the Philippines-School of Economics (UPSE) from 1991 to 2011. He also served as UP vice president of planning and finance from 1988-1991 before being named Dean of UPSE from 1994-1998. In 1998, Mr Medalla was appointed Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning and Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority.

Mr Medalla earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and his M.A. in Economics from the University of the Philippines. A certified public accountant, he graduated cum laude from De La Salle University with a degree in economics and accounting.