PROF. DINDO MANHIT
Prof. Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit founded The Stratbase Group and the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies (ADRi) in 2004. Concurrently, he is the Philippine Country Head of BowerGroupAsia. He provides strategic analysis on global issues, identifying business opportunities and developing crucial relationships between government and private sectors.
He has held significant government positions, including Undersecretary in the Department of Education and Deputy Secretary in the Philippine Senate. He was a former Chair and retired Associate Professor of the Political Science Department of De La Salle University, Manila. He also regularly contributes articles and columns to leading newspapers in the Philippines, such as Philippine Daily Inquirer and BusinessWorld.
His professional involvement spans multiple domains: he chairs the Cybersecurity Committee for the Armed Forces of the Philippines, leads the Investment Policy Committee in the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and is active as Convenor in civil society initiatives like Democracy Watch Philippines and Philippine Business for Environmental Stewardship.
Internationally, he plays a key role in the U.S. – Philippines Strategic Initiative (USPI) and serves as an advisor to Asia Society Philippines. He was appointed as one of the ASEAN Regional Forum Experts and Eminent Persons (ARF-EEP) by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
He holds a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines.