Cesar Purisima

Cesar Velasquez Purisima is currently Chairman at Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp.
He serves as Independent Director at Bank of the Philippine Islands since 2021, Independent Non-Executive Director at Ayala Land, Inc. since 2018, Lead Independent Director at Jollibee Foods Corp.
since 2020, Independent Director at Universal Robina Corp.
since 2018, Independent Non-Executive Director at AIA Group Ltd. since 2017, Director at De La Salle University, Director at World Wildlife Fund for Nature Philippines, Director at International School Manila, Independent Non-Executive Director at Unistar Credit & Finance Corp., Trustee at Makati Business Club since 2008, Member at Singapore Management University, and Member-Task Force at Bloomberg Philanthropies since 2023.
Former roles include Chairman & Country Managing Partner at SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. from 1999 to 2004, Director at Benguet Corp.
from 2008 to 2011, Director & Secretary-Finance Department at Land Bank of the Philippines, Director at Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc., Independent Director at Energy Development Corp., Director at Alterra Capital Partners, Inc., Independent Director at Ayala Corp., Governor at Asian Development Bank, Member-Monetary Board at Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas, Governor at The World Bank Group, Governor at International Monetary Fund, Secretary at Philippines Department of Trade & Industry from 2004 to 2005, Secretary at Philippines Department of Finance from 2010 to 2016, Member at ABS-CBN Corp., and Member at Ernst & Young LLP.
Education includes undergraduate degree from De La Salle University conferred in 1979, MBA from Kellogg School of Management conferred in 1983, and doctorate from Angeles University Foundation conferred in 2012.