Jose (Joey) Leviste Jr.

Dr. Leviste has served, among others, as Secretary-General of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Philippines, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Executive Director of the National Council on Integrated Area Development (NACIAD), Chairman of the Philippine Overseas Construction Board (POCB), Executive Director of the Energy Development Board (EDB) and Chairman of the Philippine Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee (PPECC). He is currently the Chairman of OceanaGold’s wholly-owned subsidiary company in the Philippines, the Philippine Resident Representative of the Australia-Philippine Business Council and a Director of the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines. Joey was recently appointed by the President of the Philippines as a private sector member of the Governing Council of the Philippines Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resource which is chaired by the Secretary of Science and Technology.

Since the early Seventies, he has consistently advocated a Pacific Economic Community to include the Pacific Rim Latin American countries as a means toward greater economic cooperation in the Pacific Region. He is Editor of the book, “Pacific Lake: Philippine Perspective on a Pacific Economic Community” and Author of the books, “Food for Thought on Agricultural Strategies for Developing Countries” and “Transitions, Essays on the Philippines and the Pacific Rim.”

Dr. Leviste holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University, a Master of Arts in Economics from Fordham University, and an MBA in International Business from Columbia University in New York City. He was granted a Doctorate in Humanities, Honoris Causa from the Nueva Vizcaya State University for his work in social, civic and community work as Chairman of OceanaGold Philippines.