An investment banker, a dairy farmer and a civic leader.

He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of the Philippines and Masters in Business Administration post graduate studies from the De La Salle University. Former Assistant Manager for Corporate Planning at the Mitsui & Company, moved to the National Housing Authority (NHA) involved in investments, planning and project implementation. He was Executive Vice President and General Manager of Preferred Securities Corporation & taught finance subjects to graduating classes at St. Scholastica’s College in Manila. Pioneered and main intervener in local government bond flotation and other credit facilities as an alternative means of sourcing funds for local government units (LGUs) for its income generating priority projects, empowering them with true and real autonomy. He acted as financial advisor for over 40 LGUs and designed and packaged over P7 Billion worth of Municipal (LGU) bonds and other credit facilities for their priority projects. He is President of Preferred Ventures Corporation, the corporate vehicle in designing and packaging LGU government bonds or municipal bonds. On Sept, 2010, he was appointed by Philippine President Benigno Aquino III as a Member of the Board of the Home Guaranty Corporation, a government housing agency task to mobilize private funds to finance housing projects through the guaranty mechanism and securitization.

He is also currently Member, Advisory Board of the Philippine Carabao Center, Chairman, Dairy Committee, Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, Inc., Founder, Talavera Dairy Cooperative and President, DVF Dairy Farm, Inc. involved in the production, processing and marketing of fresh Carabaos milk and other dairy products. In years 2006-2012, he was National Chairman of the Dairy Confederation of the Philippines. In the Rotary world, he was Rotary International D3780 District Governor for Rotary Year 2007-2008 and currently Chairman of District 3780 Rotary Leadership Institute, Chairman, Rotary Academy and Information Committee, RC New Manila East Club Trainer and RI D3780 District Trainer for Rotary Years 2014-2015 and 2015-2016.

He is the country’s year 2010 recipient of the Presidential Award for Agriculture given in Malacañang by the President of the Republic of the Philippines, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 2001 Most Outstanding Entrepreneur, recipient of Philippine Broadcasting System, Radyo ng Bayan (DZRB), NBN Channel 4 and the Huwarang Filipino Foundation’s Huwarang Pilipino Hall of Fame Award in 3 categories: Cooperative Development, Business and Industry and Public Service. In addition, he was Magigiting na Manggagawa Foundation’s Dakilang Lakan Awardee and recipient of the University of the Philippines, Manila, Chancellor’s Gawad ng Parangal sa Larangan ng Pagnenegosyo. He is the author of the book entitled “Dare to Dream, A Filipino Entrepreneur’s Tale of Success in Dairy Farming” and one of the featured stories in Go Negosyo’s “50 Inspiring Stories of Agri-Entrepreneurs”. He is married to Ofelia “Peia” Fausto, CPA, with 3 children: Noel (31), EVP, DVF Dairy Farm, Christine (30), Medical Surgeon, & Raquel (26), film maker & graphic artist.