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Nieves R Confesor is a member of the faculty of the Asian Institute of Management and is presently core faculty at its Center for Development Management and the Executive Education and Lifelong Learning Center. Earlier, during her term as institute dean, the institute successfully received its accreditation from the AACSB and the European Foundation for Management Development‘s EQUIS as a graduate school of management. The institute’s Center for Development Management is involved in post-conflict initiatives in Mindanao, including training the autonomous government officials as well as convening dialogues and multi-stakeholder processes. The Center also conducts training programs in Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. Confesor serves as independent director and/or trustee of various companies and non-government organizations. Confesor chairs the Government Peace Panel negotiating with the Communist Party of the Philippines/National Democratic Front/New People’s Army and is active in other work of the national peace process. Her areas of specialization include: public policy development and analysis; public administration; social protection strategy; women in development; labor-management relations; human resources development and management; leadership and management of change; conflict management/resolution and strategic negotiations. She holds a master’s degree in public policy and administration from Harvard University (1990) and a master’s in business administration from the Graduate School of Business of the Ateneo de Manila University (1978).
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