Aileen is the first homegrown Filipina CGM of IBM. She is currently responsible for overall P&L and business growth of IBM in the Philippines.

Aileen started her career as a technical Systems Engineer and worked her way up across various technical and senior leadership roles within the country and throughout the Asean and broader Asia Pacific region, managing talent across various countries. Aileen has pioneered initiatives that have helped deliver outstanding business outcomes, retain high- value talent, and ensure skills are relevant now and in the future.

A digital transformation champion and an advocate of diversity and inclusion in various fora by committing to move the Filipino talent especially women into key leadership positions and get the underserved, under-motivated external young breed into the STEM track.

In her current role, Aileen works with her executive and senior leadership peers across the APAC region and interacts with >12 nationalities in the workforce of IBM in the Philippines.

Aileen chairs the Board of the various IBM group of companies in the Philippines and is a Trustee of external Boards related to Educational and talent programs among others. She is also the Vice-President of the American Chamber of Commerce and the Makati Business Club Chairperson for the Women-In-the C-Suite Committee.

Aileen received her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in Ateneo De Manila University.