Pia Bernadette ROMAN

Pia Bernadette Roman is the head of the Inclusive Finance Advocacy Staff (IFAS) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines). In this capacity, she is involved in the overall microfinance program within the central bank and the Philippine banking sector specifically in the areas of policy, supervision and regulation, capacity building, advocacy and promotion as well as donor relations. The IFAS also handles broader issues of access to finance including credit information systems, product innovations and the application of technology in service delivery, among others. 

Ms. Roman has had work experience in a microfinance non-governmental organization (NGO) in New York, USA and a savings and credit organization in Nepal.

Ms. Roman graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines and a master’s degree in International Affairs focused on Economic Development from the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. She is a fully certified trainer of the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Microfinance Distance Learning Course and an Affiliate Faculty of the CMDI (CARD- MRI Development Institute), a practitioner-led microfinance training institute in the Philippines.