Jaime Aristotle Alip

Jaime Aristotle Alip (born April 22, 1957) is a Filipino entrepreneur, politician and the Founder and Managing Director of the CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions, a group of companies composed of a foundation, a bank, a micro insurance, a development institute, and a business development service. The companies were established to empower poor women on the countryside, to help alleviate poverty in the Philippines. CARD is the largest micro finance institute in the Philippines. Alip has won several awards for his work, such as the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award in 2008 for public service. Alip was appointed as presidential adviser for Economic Empowerment of the Rural Poor in March 2011.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 22, 1957
Birth place
Philippines , San Pablo Laguna , Laguna (province)
Nationality
Filipino people
Religion
Catholicism
Education
Harvard Business School
University of the Philippines
Known for
Microcredit
Microinsurance
Credit CARD Act of 2009

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