Devex names new generation of development leaders in the Philippines

Devex is pleased to release the final list of awardees for the Manila 40 Under 40 — a global program that recognizes and honors 40 international development leaders under the age of 40 in cities around the world. Following a public nominations process and rigorous review of more than 250 nominees, the Manila 40 Under 40 awardees were selected based on their influence on the development agenda and impact on development results in the Philippines and abroad. The awardees form an accomplished group of development professionals working in international organizations, the Philippine government, civil society, social enterprises and media. They join the distinguished ranks of past Devex 40 Under 40 winners such as U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Rajiv Shah, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women CEO Henriette Kolb, Google’s Jared Cohen and Obama Administration Senior Foreign Policy Adviser Samantha Power. The awardees will be honored at a reception on Feb. 19 at the new Zuellig Building in Makati City. “The Philippines is home to an extremely dynamic and vibrant international development community driving change both at home and abroad,” Devex Manila Director Pete Troilo said. “The young and committed development talent here deserves this recognition. We couldn’t be more proud to have selected the Philippines as the first emerging country to host this event.” The selection committee members were as follows: Pete Troilo, Director, Devex Manila Rafael Lopa, Executive Director, Philippine Business for Social Progress John Forbes, Senior Adviser, American Chamber of Commerce Philippines Marites  a guilan-Vitug, Editor-at-Large, Rappler Richard Hirsch, Chairman, Applied Planning & Infrastructure, Inc. Chevron is the founding sponsor of the Devex 40 Under 40. For more information, please visit the Manila 40 Under 40 website. For direct inquiries, please email manila40@devex.com or call (02)6870231. About Devex Devex is a membership organization delivering business information and recruiting services to the international development community, connecting 500,000 relief and development professionals to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, and enabling them to have more impact for more people. For more information, visit the Devex website. Press release from Devex