Dr. Filemon A. Uriarte. Jr. is the Executive Director of the ASEAN Foundation for the years 2008 to 2010. He has over 40 years of experience in the academe, private sector, ASEAN, United Nations and the Philippine government, serving in various senior level positions. He also served as an expert, resource person or consultant for ESCAP, UNEP, WHO, and UNESCO.  Dr. Uriarte served as member or head of the Philippine Government’s delegation to numerous ASEAN intergovernmental meetings at the ministerial, senior official, and committee levels. He also served as a senior official at the ASEAN Secretariat, first as Director of the Science and Technology Bureau (1986-1989), and then as Director of the Functional Cooperation Bureau (1993-1999), managing and coordinating ASEAN cooperation in the fields of social development, labor, drugs, youth, culture and information, environment, and science and technology. Dr. Uriarte is an Academician of the National Academy of Science and Technology, a lifetime appointment awarded to a maximum of only 60 outstanding scientists and professionals. He also held prominent positions in De La Salle University and the University of the Philippines (UP). In the private sector, Dr. Uriarte served as Chairman and CEO of LAUDS Technologies, a technology-oriented company specializing in clean energy and cleaner production technologies. He was for many years President of TEST Consultants, an engineering-and-management firm, and Vice President of Philippine Vinyl Consortium, a petrochemical firm.

Dr. Uriarte holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemical engineering from the UP, and a PhD from the Carnegie-Mellon University in the United States. He is a multi-awarded engineer, scientist and manager, and has written numerous technical and scientific papers.