Juan Gabriel L. Velasquez
Director
A seasoned executive with more than five decades of leadership experience in banking and finance, Director Juan Gabriel Lao Velasquez was formally appointed to the DBP Board of Directors on June 25, 2024.
He started his career in 1971 as an Executive Assistant with Citibank Philippines before taking on management roles in some of the top financial institutions in the country and across the globe such as J.P Morgan Chase and Company and Philippine Commercial International Bank.
His extensive and profound experience and training in finance also led him to spend fruitful years in the telecommunications sector, where he served as Special Assistant to the President of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company and as Chief Financial Officer of the Pilipino Telephone Corporation.
Since 2010, he has held leadership positions in numerous institutions such as Radio Veritas Global Broadcasting System, Child Protection Network Foundations, Paz Catalina Columbarium Metro Central Inc., and Paz Life Plan.
Director Velasquez holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and finished Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Cum Laude, at the Ateneo de Manila University.