George Sycip

President, Halanna Management Corporation

George Sycip is President of Halanna Management Corporation and a founder and principal in Galaxaco China Group LLC. Mr Sycip advises a variety of companies in their cross-border endeavours between the US/Europe and Asia. He also sits on several corporate boards including: Agritech Group Holdings International Pte Ltd, which develops biofuels in West Africa; Alliance Select Foods International, Inc, which has operations in the Philippines, Indonesia and New Zealand and exports to 40 countries; Bank of the Orient in San Francisco; Beneficial Life Insurance Company in the Philippines; MacroAsia Corporation, a provider of airport and aircraft, including inflight catering and the heavy overhaul & maintenance of Airbus 320, 330 and 340 aircraft; Medtecs International Corporation Limited, which has textile & garment manufacturing operations in Cambodia, China and the Philippines; and Paxys, Inc, a business process outsourcing firm with operations in the Philippines and Australia .

Prior to setting up his own offices, Mr Sycip had a career in banking and currently serves on the Boards of the International Institute for Rural Reconstruction, Give2Asia and the California Asia Business Council. He also served as Commissioner for the City and County of San Francisco’s Social Services Department in the 1980s and was on the Advisory Board of Stanford University’s Institute for International Studies for over 15 years. Mr Sycip was born in the Philippines and received his A.B. in International Relations/Economics from Stanford University and his M.B.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.