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https://linkedin.com/in/russm24
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LAB.PH | Roxas-Kalaw Foundation

Partner at Good City Foundation, a regional development organization for emerging cities based in Hong Kong with presence in over 20 countries. 🏙

Former Global Program Manager at Launchgarage, the Philippines’ largest startup accelerator 🚀

I built and lead local communities from the ground up (VR Philippines, Manila.AI, Space PH) during my days in university.

In 2018, was featured in Connected World Magazine’s Top 10 IoT Pioneers Under 40 list.

From 2017-2020, under the tutelage of local tech ecosystem pioneers/godfathers Jay Fajardo and Jojo Flores, managed a large scale portfolio of local tech companies and ran multiple programs for corporates, executives and international partners geared towards creating traction, acquiring financing and converting on leads for our companies. At one point the portfolio reached a $60M valuation.

Now working as lead strategist at LAB.PH, the tech consulting arm of the Roxas-Kalaw Foundation headed by Dr. Sixto K. Roxas, former chief economist of the Philippines. We bridge public and private sector interests in Local Communities, fostering long-term economic sustainability through a combination of targeted investment portfolios, appropriate technology integrations, modern practices in local governance and data-driven development. We collect and analyze data with Community OS, produce logical downstream investments and launch capacity building programs with partners to create sustainable economic development throughout the country, one community at a time.

Been in a decent number of articles featuring myself and (occasionally) my own writeups on various tech platforms over the years.

Topics that interest me: Tech, Cannabis, Knowledge Exchange, Culture Exchange, Hoops, Chess, Finance & Venture Capital, Music and Psychedellics