Romulo S. Romero, Ph.D.

Mentor

Organization Development and Business Advisory Consultant
Associate, Institute for Solidarity in Asia (Performance Governance System)
Partnership Adviser, Local Government Unit Trade & Investment Promotion Desk (Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry)
Lead Consultant for Capacity Building, Asian Development Bank, KALAHI CiDSS Program, 2014-2017 focused on the Relief & Rehab of Typhoon Haiyan
Author: \"The Boat Is Sinking: The Power of Rock Bottom\"
Dissertation: Community Driven Development as a Strategy Towards Barangay Empowerment

CAREER OVERVIEW
42 years of work experience in organization development, strategic leadership development, business advisory (investments promotion, business development and market entry) in Asian, European and American settings. The last 26 years focused on consulting in organization development and change management at both strategic and implementation levels in the Asia-Pacific region.
PARTIAL LIST OF GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS SERVED
Department of Trade & Industry (Board of Investments, Competitiveness & Innovation Group, Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines, Consumer Protection Group, eCommerce Bureau, Intellectual Property Office Philippines, Knowledge Management & Information Services, Management Services Group), Department of Social Welfare & Development (Kalahi-CIDSS), Department of Interior & Local Government (Strategic Planning & Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic Development), Department of Public Works and Highways, Philippine National Police (Integrated Transformation Program), Philippine Army, National Defense College of the Philippines, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, Bases Conversion & Development Authority, Tourism Infrastructure & Enterprise Zone Authority & Tourism Promotions Board.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1. Organization Development
2. Human Resource Development
3. Community/Organization Building
4. Investments and Exports Promotion and Business Development
5. Leadership Development
6. Governance and Change Management
7. Social Enterprise and Solidarity Economy
8. Capacity Building

WORK ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT for a regional management consultancy with headquarters in Singapore. Designed and Delivered business development and organization development consulting engagements for client organizations (mostly Family-Owned Businesses) in Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines & Thailand and Partnership Development in North America (Toronto and Vancouver), 1996-Present
LEAD CONSULTANT & CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT EXPERT, Asian Development Bank (Enhancing Capacities for the KALAHI–CIDSS National Community-Driven Development Project for municipalities affected by Typhoon Haiyan). Provided Technical Assistance for Department of Social Welfare & Development Program Staff in capability building, 2013-2017.
ADJUNCT-FACULTY, University of Bradford School of Management (Manila Campus, 2013), University of Asia & the Pacific (2018) and Institute for Solidarity in Asia (2021-Present)
RESOURCE PERSON: Served as Resource Person in National Defense College of the Philippines, League of Municipalities of the Philippines, People Managers Association of the Philippines, the Human Resource Practitioners in Information Technology, Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the Philippine National Police.
BOARD OF JUDGES, 2016 and 2018 Most Business-Friendly Local Government Units Awards, Sponsored by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1. Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Organization Development, SAIDI School of Organization Development (www.saidi.edu.ph). Dissertation on \"Community-Driven Development as a Strategy for Barangay Empowerment\".
2. Master’s in Business Administration (major in International Trade & Investments), Ateneo Graduate School of Business Makati, Philippines (1983-1987)
3. Management Development Program and Basic Management Program (Asian Institute of Management, Makati City, Philippines, 2008-2009)
4. Economics & Psychology Major, University of the Philippines (1974-1980)
5. Internationally Certified Trainer, Inscape Publishing (DiSC™Model of Behavior, Brussels, Belgium, 2007).
6. Certified Facilitator, Leadership Habitudes™ by Dr. Tim Elmore (Singapore, 2004)
7. Certified Trainer, Lominger Leadership Architect™ (A Leadership Competency and Assessment Framework and Program for Leadership and Career Development, 2010)
8. Certified Trainer, Lominger Team Architect™ (A Framework and Program for Building Team Competencies, 2011)
9. Practitioners’ Course for Blue Ocean Strategy® (2011).
10. Masterclass Strategyzer® Finisher for Business Model Canvas®, June 2016, Hong Kong.
11. Governance Bootcamp#16 (Performance Governance System, or PGS, for NGAs and LGUs), Institute for Solidarity in Asia, 19-22 September 2017, Baguio City
12. Governance Bootcamp #18 Masterclass (Performance Governance System, or PGS for NGAs and LGUs), Institute for Solidarity in Asia, 3-5 September 2018, Legaspi City