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CURRENT ROLE

Assistant Secretary for Strategic Management
Department of Education   

Leads Planning & Programming, Policy Development & Research, Education Futures, and Artificial Intelligence

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Aligns policies, budgets, and programs across a ₱1 trillion system

  • Oversees national service delivery across 47,000 sites

  • Integrates education with data, health and social welfare systems

  • Leads AI integration and digital transformation

  • Negotiates sovereign financing and public-private partnerships

EXPERIENCE

Assistant Secretary for Operations 
Assistant Secretary for Youth Affairs & Special Concerns
Department of Education 
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Commissioner & Board Member
Commission on Population & Development
attached agency of the Department of Economy, Planning & Development
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Founder & CEO
Alaga Health
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International Digital Solutions Expert
Asian Development Bank
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Vice President for Marketing & Finance
Vice President for Branding & Communications
IPG Training Institute for Professional Advancement

SELECT ENGAGEMENTS & AFFILIATIONS

Technical Working Group Member
World Health Organization - Headquarters
United Nations Population Fund - Philippines

General Advisor
Global AI Council - Philippines

Contributor
Governing Health Futures 2030 (The Lancet, Financial Times, and Wilton Park)

National & Inter-agency Bodies
- Global School Meals Coalition
- ASEAN Schools Games
- National Innovation Council
- Philippine Council for Mental Health
- Philippine National AIDS Council
- National Nutrition Council
- Commission on Population and Development
- National Council on Disability Affairs
- Palarong Pambansa
- Boy Scouts of the Philippines
- Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger
- Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency
- Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care

APPROACH

Dr. Dexter Galban works across institutions to ensure that policy, programs, and delivery systems remain aligned across national and local levels.

PRINCIPLE

Doing Good and Delivery Growth means ensuring that systems are responsive to people's needs and capable of delivering results at scale.

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