Affectionately called "The Association Man," Bobby is a mechanical engineer by education (5 years), development banker by training (15 years) and association executive 'by fate' (30 years and counting). Currently Executive Director of Global Compact Network Philippines (GCNP). Former Secretary General of the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia & the Pacific (ADFIAP) and of the World Federation of Development Financing Association (WFDFI). Founder & CEO of the Philippine Council of Associations and Association Executives (PCAAE) and President of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Association Organizations (APFAO). A proud member and task force volunteer of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).