Alex, both a Certified Public Accountant and lawyer, is the Chairman Emeritus of PwC Philippines and served as Chairman and Senior Partner for eight years. He leads the firm’s Environment, Sustainability and Governance (ESG) practice and continues to be a Tax Partner. He is the managing partner and co-founder of the law firm Cabrera & Company, a member firm of the PwC network.
He specializes in tax planning, business restructuring and reorganizations, and integrated tax, legal, and accounting advice. He attended business courses at Harvard Business School, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and IESE Business School.
He is the Chairman of the Integrity Initiative Inc. (II, Inc.) and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of ARISE-Philippines, an NGO focused on disaster risk management.
Alex was recently awarded the prestigious Honorary Life Member by the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA). He has been named CEO of the Year at the Asia Leaders Awards 2019. PICPA previously granted him the Outstanding CPA in Public Practice Award in 2015 and the Young Achiever in Public Practice Award in 1998.
His Sunday column in the Philippine STAR, “As Easy as ABC”, has been a three-time finalist at the Catholic Mass Media Awards.