Roberto Yap
| Rev. Fr. Roberto C. Yap, S.J., PhD | |
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| 16th President of Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan | |
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Assumed office August 15, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, S.J. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 16, 1959 Cebu, Philippines |
| Alma mater |
Ateneo de Manila University Harvard University University College of London |
| Profession |
Economist Professor Jesuit Priest |
Rev. Fr. Roberto C. Yap, S.J., known as "Father Bobby," is a Filipino economist and Jesuit who currently serves as the university President of Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan. In 2011, he succeeded Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, S.J. as President of Xavier Ateneo when the latter was elected President of the Ateneo de Manila University.
Fr. Bobby was born in Cebu, Philippines on May 16, 1959. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, cum laude, from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1980. He attended the New School for Social Research in New York, United States, graduating in 1988 with a Master of Arts degree in Economics. He returned to the Ateneo de Manila to attend the Loyola School of Theology for a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree, receiving the degree in 1992, summa cum laude. He also attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University in Cambridge, United States and was conferred a Master of Public Policy degree in 1995. In 2002, he earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University College of London.
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