Dr. Robby Galang is the Dean of the John Gokongwei School of Management in Ateneo de Manila University. Prior to rejoining Ateneo, he spent the previous nine years working as a Senior Private Sector Specialist for the World Bank and the International Financial Corporation. At the World Bank Group, his responsibilities revolved around projects to foster competition, enhance productivity, improve business regulations, facilitate trade and promote innovation in support of private sector development in countries like the Philippines, Timor Leste, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
He also has extensive academic experience as a faculty of international business and strategy in Ateneo de Manila University and the Asian Institute of Management. His research interests revolve around the impact of government institutional inefficiencies on firm performance. His work has been published in the top international journals of the field, such as the Journal of Management Studies, Journal of International Business, Journal of World Business, and Business and Society. He has also held international positions at LECG, Penn Schoen & Berland in New York and Navigant Consulting in Washington DC. He completed his PhD in Management from the IESE Business School, his MSc in Development Economics from Oxford University and his AB in Communications from Ateneo de Manila University where he was the class valedictorian.
