Areas of Specialization: Strategic Planning, Leadership and Organizational Culture, Career and Individual Development Planning

Having worked for the service sector for two decades, John has seen how big an impact the sector has on the lives of many Filipinos. Since service is powered by capability and fueled by the human spirit, John has made an advocacy out of capability development and positive leadership. He spent most of his corporate life in a multinational setting in areas of human resources, strategic planning and business & product development. 

Outside his corporate career, he was elected as the national president of the Philippine Society for Talent Development in 2020 where, despite the pandemic, he jump-started the capability development digital transformation of what used to be a very traditional organization. As an Australia Awards scholar, he graduated with distinction in Monash University, Australia with a degree in Master of Leadership specializing in Organizational Learning. His return project was a leadership program that has been training thousands of government leaders through the Civil Service Institute of the Civil Service Commission.

Currently, John stands as the CEO of Positive Workplaces, a strategic planning and organizational culture coach for some of the country’s fastest growing service organizations, and a mentor to promising young leaders in the PW community. He is also a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and the co-founder of the Strengths-based Webcast, Strengths at Work.