Washington Z. Sycip was appointed to the advisory board of JGSHI in 2001 and is the founder of The SGV Group, a firm of auditors and management consultants. He is also Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees and Board of Governors of the Asian Institute of Management, member of the Board of Overseers, Columbia University's Graduate School of Business, Honorary Counselor of Asia Society Policy Institute, and member of the International Advisory Board of the Council on Foreign Relations (1995-2010) and Counselor of the Conference Board. Among his awards are the Management Man of the Year given by the Management Association of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit given by the Federal Republic of Germany, Officer First Class of the Royal Order of the Polar Star awarded by H.M. the King of Sweden, Star of the Order of Merit conferred by the Republic of Austria, Philippine Legion of Honor, degree of Commander conferred by the Philippine Government, the Order of Lakandula, the Rank of Grand Cross conferred by the Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III.

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