Placido Mapa Jr.

Placido L. Mapa Jr.
2nd Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority
Concurrently Minister of Economic Planning
In office
1981–1983
President Ferdinand Marcos
Preceded by Gerardo Sicat
Succeeded by Cesar Virata
Personal details
Born Tanjay, Negros Oriental, Philippines
Nationality Filipino Philippines
Alma mater Harvard University
Ateneo de Manila University
Occupation Banker
Businessman
Profession Economist

Placido Ledesma Mapa Jr. is a Filipino businessman, economist, and government official. He is the president of the Metrobank Foundation, Inc.[1] and served as the second head of the country's highest economic and development planning body, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Mapa is also the chairperson of the Board of Advisers of the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (Metrobank) and was once governor of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP). He also held the position of Alternate Executive Director for the Philippines of the International Monetary Fund.[2]

Mapa obtained his A.B. from the Ateneo de Manila University, his M.A. from St. Louis University, and his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=11502833&ticker=MBT:PM&previousCapId=723672&previousTitle=ASIAN%20TERMINALS%20INC
  2. ↑ Annual Report of the Executive Board for the Financial Year Ended April 30, 1981, p. 216, at Google Books
  3. ↑ http://nlpdl.nlp.gov.ph:9000/shares/finders/NL03/NLPNLBK18585fd/117.pdf
Preceded by
Gerardo Sicat		 Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority
1981 – 1983		 Succeeded by
Cesar Virata
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