Amina
Rasul-Bernardo
Senior Fellow (October 2001--July 2002)
Areas of Specialization
Philippines • World Bank • Economic developoment •
Religion and conflict • Ethnic minorities and democratic
participation
Project Focus
"Autonomy or Federalism: Self-Rule for Philippine Muslims"
Background
Amina Rasul-Bernardo is a research fellow with the Sycip
Policy Center at the Asian Institute of Management in the
Philippines. She is an expert on issues relating to minority
representation and democratic participation in the Philippines,
focusing on the Muslim insurgency in Mindanao. She has a
distinguished record of public service and of achievement in the
fields of business and finance. In 1994-98, she served as
presidential adviser on youth affairs and as chair and CEO of the
National Youth Commission. In 1990-98, she served as a
Commissioner on the National Commission on the Role of Filipino
Women. She was the director of the Development Bank of the
Philippines and the founding director of the Local Government
Guarantee Corporation.
Rasul-Bernardo is a trustee of the Magbassa Kita Foundation, which conducts literacy and poverty alleviation programs in Mindanao, and has organized mutual guarantee associations for women and indigenous communities. She holds a master's degree in business management from the Asian Institute of Management in the Philippines and an M.P.A. from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
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