Vaughn Montes

Chairman at

PAREF Southridge School

Net worth: 2 $ as of 2026-07-30

74 year

76 connections

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Vaughn F.
Montes currently works at PAREF Southridge School, as Chairman & President, Foundation for Economic Freedom, as Trustee, and Parents for Education Foundation, Inc., as Trustee.
Dr. Montes also formerly worked at Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., as Independent Director from 2019 to 2022, Development Bank of the Philippines, as Director, Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines, as Director, DBP Leasing Corp., as Director, DBP-Daiwa Capital Markets Philippines, Inc., as Director, Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., as Independent Director from 2016 to 2025, and Wharton Econometrics Forecasting Associates, as Associate Economist.
Dr. Montes received his doctorate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, undergraduate degree in 1971 from the University of Ateneo de Manila, and graduate degree in 1973 from Center for Research & Communication.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION 0%	2025-06-29	5 ( 0% )	2 $	2026-07-30

Vaughn Montes active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Foundation for Economic Freedom Foundation for Economic Freedom The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) is a public advocacy organization dedicated to promoting economic and political liberty, good governance, secure and well-defined property rights, market-oriented reforms, and consumer welfare. The non-profit company is based in Quezon City, the Philippines. The organization advances economic freedom by enabling individuals to make independent economic decisions related to land acquisition, employment, entrepreneurship, and innovation. FEF focuses on incremental legislative reforms and policy advocacy, particularly in simplifying and strengthening property rights, easing land titling processes, promoting modern land surveying techniques such as drone-supported mapping, and supporting policies that recognize planted trees on forest lands as personal property. The foundation also works to liberalize tree plantation policies, enhance indigenous peoples’ ancestral land rights, and engages stakeholders through lectures, webinars, educational programs, and publications addressing economic freedom, land management, and institutional reforms in the Philippines. Its membership includes individuals from government, academia, media, and business, supported by experts in various sectors.	Director/Board Member	-
Parents for Education Foundation, Inc.	Director/Board Member	-
PAREF Southridge School	Chairman	-

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Former positions of Vaughn Montes

Companies	Position	End
RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION	Director/Board Member	2025-09-28
RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION	Director/Board Member	2022-07-24
Wharton Econometrics Forecasting Associates Wharton Econometrics Forecasting Associates Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures aluminum extrusion dies	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
DBP-Daiwa Capital Markets Philippines, Inc. DBP-Daiwa Capital Markets Philippines, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Director/Board Member	-
Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Operates an investment bank	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	12
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. Major BanksFinance Provides banking services	Finance
University of Ateneo de Manila University of Ateneo de Manila Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Development Bank of the Philippines Development Bank of the Philippines Major BanksFinance Provides commercial banking services	Finance
Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Operates an investment bank	Finance
Foundation for Economic Freedom Foundation for Economic Freedom The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) is a public advocacy organization dedicated to promoting economic and political liberty, good governance, secure and well-defined property rights, market-oriented reforms, and consumer welfare. The non-profit company is based in Quezon City, the Philippines. The organization advances economic freedom by enabling individuals to make independent economic decisions related to land acquisition, employment, entrepreneurship, and innovation. FEF focuses on incremental legislative reforms and policy advocacy, particularly in simplifying and strengthening property rights, easing land titling processes, promoting modern land surveying techniques such as drone-supported mapping, and supporting policies that recognize planted trees on forest lands as personal property. The foundation also works to liberalize tree plantation policies, enhance indigenous peoples’ ancestral land rights, and engages stakeholders through lectures, webinars, educational programs, and publications addressing economic freedom, land management, and institutional reforms in the Philippines. Its membership includes individuals from government, academia, media, and business, supported by experts in various sectors.
Center for Research & Communication Center for Research & Communication Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Parents for Education Foundation, Inc.
DBP Leasing Corp.
DBP-Daiwa Capital Markets Philippines, Inc. DBP-Daiwa Capital Markets Philippines, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
Wharton Econometrics Forecasting Associates Wharton Econometrics Forecasting Associates Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures aluminum extrusion dies	Producer Manufacturing
PAREF Southridge School