Usec. Antonilo DC. Mauricio

Arm-in-arm with the private sector, the government must purposively lead the charge towards realizing the country’s economic development goals and financial growth. Carefully chosen pioneering projects, business pursuits, and socially-relevant commercial initiatives must be encouraged and supported by the government, with the latter actually investing in them, and assisting to ensure its sustainability. This will enable industry development and serve as an effective catalyst for inclusive growth. Since March 1919, this laudable policy and program has been spearheaded by a state-owned enterprise, the National Development Company.

He was the country head for two global finance companies: the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) and Thomson Ratings Philippines, Inc. (now Fitch Ratings). As a C-level management consultant, he was a financial adviser, arranger, and international company representative, covering a broad range of sectors including the capital markets, credit ratings, investment banking & stock brokerage, agriculture, engineering, ICT, property, and telecommunications. He was also connected with Mitchell Madison Group Global Management Consulting as the Director for Business Development. Prior to this, he was with Urban Bank, Jardine Land, and ICC Telecoms.

GM Anton has an extensive business network in the Philippines and in Asia. He is the President of AIESEC Alumni Philippines and was the first Asian elected to the board of AIESEC Alumni International, the largest business alumni network in the world. He is also a Trustee in the Rotary Club of Manila (RCM) Foundation, Inc. and was a Director in the Israel Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines.

He founded the Finance Educators Association (Fin.Ed) and the Junior Confederation of Finance Associations - Philippines (JCFAP), respectively the largest organizations of finance teachers and students in the country. He was a lecturer for finance, accounting, human resources, business policy, and strategic management at De La Salle University – Dasmarinas and Asia Pacific College. His previous affiliations include the CISI Asia-Pacific Advisory Council, the Makati Business Club, the CIBI Foundation, and the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines.

He completed the Executive Program in Digital Leadership at the Singapore Management University, and obtained his BS Business Administration degree from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. He finished his elementary and high school education at the Ateneo de Manila.

Under his leadership, NDC is undergoing streamlining and capacity-building, and has more than doubled the company’s projects, including the revitalized Startup Venture Fund, the Philippine E-Commerce Platform, the first vaccine manufacturing plant in the country, and the establishment of the Philippine Innovation Hub, home of the Philippine AI Research Center.

GM Anton institutionalized the criteria for NDC investments. They have to be Pioneering, Developmental, Sustainable, Inclusive, and Innovative. This will enable NDC to become a major contributor to the country’s development, befitting its status as the oldest government company and the state investment arm.

As the General Manager of the National Development Company, Anton Mauricio has the rank of Undersecretary, appointed by the President of the Philippines in October 2022. He has over 30 years of experience in investment, finance, and strategy.