# Roberto Yap

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{{Short description|Filipino priest and economist (born 1959)}}
{{Philippine name|Chan|Yap}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name             = Roberto Yap
| order1           = 31st
| honorific_prefix = '''[The Very Reverend](/source/The_Very_Reverend)'''
| honorific_suffix = <small>[S.J.](/source/Jesuit), Ph.D.</small>
| office1          = President of the Ateneo de Manila University
| term_start1      = August 1, 2020
| predecessor1     = [Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin](/source/Jose_Ramon_Villarin)
| office2          = 16th President of [Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan](/source/Xavier_University_%E2%80%93_Ateneo_de_Cagayan)
| term_start2      = August 15, 2011
| term_end2        = July 31, 2020
| predecessor2     = [Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin](/source/Jose_Ramon_Villarin)
| successor2       = Fr. Mars Tan
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1959|5|16|mf=y}}
| birth_place      = [Cebu](/source/Cebu), [Philippines](/source/Philippines)
| death_date       =
| alma_mater       = [Ateneo de Manila University](/source/Ateneo_de_Manila_University) {{small|([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts), [STB](/source/Baccalaureate_in_Sacred_Theology))}} <br/> [The New School](/source/The_New_School) {{small|([MA](/source/Master_of_Arts))}} <br/> [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University) {{small|([MPP](/source/Master_of_Public_Policy))}} <br/> [University College London](/source/University_College_London) {{small|([PhD](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy))}}
| profession       = [Economist](/source/Economist)<br>[Professor](/source/Professor)<br/>[Jesuit](/source/Jesuit) [Priest](/source/Priest)
}}

'''Roberto Chan Yap''', <small>[S.J.](/source/Jesuit)</small> known as "Father Bobby", is a [Filipino](/source/Filipino_people) [economist](/source/economist) and [Jesuit](/source/Jesuit) who currently serves as the 31st [president of the Ateneo de Manila University](/source/president_of_the_Ateneo_de_Manila_University). He assumed office on August 1, 2020 and succeeded [Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin](/source/Jose_Ramon_Villarin). Prior to this, he was president of [Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan](/source/Xavier_University_-_Ateneo_de_Cagayan).

== Early life and education ==
Fr. Bobby was born in [Cebu](/source/Cebu), [Philippines](/source/Philippines), on May 16, 1959.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdodev.com/2010/10/11/fr-roberto-yap-will-be-xus-next-president/|title=Fr. Roberto Yap will be XU's next president|date=11 October 2010 |publisher=CDODev.com|accessdate=2014-05-12}}</ref> He earned his [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) [degree](/source/academic_degree) in [economics](/source/economics), cum laude, from the [Ateneo de Manila University](/source/Ateneo_de_Manila_University) in 1980. He attended the [New School for Social Research](/source/The_New_School) in [New York](/source/New_York_City), [United States](/source/United_States), graduating in 1988 with a [Master of Arts](/source/Master_of_Arts) [degree](/source/academic_degree) in [economics](/source/economics). He returned to the Ateneo de Manila to attend the Loyola School of Theology for a [Bachelor of Sacred Theology](/source/Bachelor_of_Sacred_Theology) [degree](/source/academic_degree), receiving the degree in 1992, summa cum laude. He also attended the [John F. Kennedy School of Government](/source/John_F._Kennedy_School_of_Government) of [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University) in [Cambridge](/source/Cambridge%2C_Massachusetts), [United States](/source/United_States), and was conferred a [Master of Public Policy](/source/Master_of_Public_Policy) degree in 1995. In 2002, he earned his [Ph.D.](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) in Economics from [University College London](/source/University_College_of_London).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xu.edu.ph/office-of-the-president/the-university-president|title=The University President|publisher=Xavier University|accessdate=2014-05-12}}</ref>

== As a Jesuit ==
Fr. Bobby entered the [Society of Jesus](/source/Society_of_Jesus) on May 30, 1982, and was ordained [priest](/source/priest) on March 14, 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdodev.com/2010/10/11/fr-roberto-yap-will-be-xus-next-president/|title=Fr. Roberto Yap will be XU's next president|date=11 October 2010 |publisher=CDODev.com|accessdate=2014-05-12}}</ref>

== As an educator ==
From 1980 to 1982, Fr. Bobby was an instructor at the [Ateneo de Manila University High School](/source/Ateneo_de_Manila_University). Since 2002, he has been an [assistant professor](/source/assistant_professor) at the Department of Economics of the [Ateneo de Manila University](/source/Ateneo_de_Manila_University), but is presently "''on leave''."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xu.edu.ph/office-of-the-president/the-university-president|title=The University President|publisher=Xavier University|accessdate=2014-05-12}}</ref>

In 2011, became president of [Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan](/source/Xavier_University_%E2%80%93_Ateneo_de_Cagayan).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zamboangajournal.blogspot.com/2010/10/cagayan-de-oros-xavier-university-has.html|title=Cagayan de Oro's Xavier University has new president|date=11 October 2010 |publisher=The Mindanao Examiner|accessdate=2014-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajcu-eao.org/officers.asp|title=Officers and Staff|publisher=AJCU-AP|accessdate=2014-05-12}}</ref> He is also a member of the board of trustees of the [Ateneo de Davao University](/source/Ateneo_de_Davao_University), [Ateneo de Manila University](/source/Ateneo_de_Manila_University), and the [Ateneo de Zamboanga University](/source/Ateneo_de_Zamboanga_University).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.addu.edu.ph/administration/board-trustees|title=Board of Trustees|publisher=Ateneo de Davao University|accessdate=2014-05-12|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419155102/http://www.addu.edu.ph/administration/board-trustees|archivedate=2014-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ateneo.edu/board-trustees|title=Board of Trustees|publisher=Ateneo de Manila University|accessdate=2014-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adzu.edu.ph/about-adzu/school-officials.html|title=School Officials|publisher=Ateneo de Zamboanga University|accessdate=2014-05-12|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512220420/http://www.adzu.edu.ph/about-adzu/school-officials.html|archivedate=2014-05-12}}</ref>

== As a professional ==
Fr. Bobby served and still serves in different capacities in church, academe, and research centers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xu.edu.ph/office-of-the-president/the-university-president|title=The University President|publisher=Xavier University|accessdate=2014-05-12}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Position
! Term of Office 
! Organization
|-
| President
| 2020–present
| Ateneo de Manila University
|- 
| President
| 2011–2020
| Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan
|-
| Province Treasurer
| 2007–Present
| [Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus](/source/Society_of_Jesus)
|-
| Assistant Professor (on leave)
| 2007–Present
| Department of Economics, [Ateneo de Manila University](/source/Ateneo_de_Manila_University)
|-
| Research Associate
| 2002-2011
| John J Carroll Institute on Church and Social Issues
|-
| Province Assistant for the Social Apostolate
| 2004-2009
| [Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus](/source/Society_of_Jesus)
|-
| Environmental Economist
| 2004-2009
| Klima Climate Change Center, [Manila Observatory](/source/Manila_Observatory)
|-
| Acting Director
| 1993
| Institute on Church and Social Issues
|-
| Acting Parish Priest
| 1992
| Miraculous Medal Parish, Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro
|-
| Project Director
| 1988-1992
| Institute on Church and Social Issues
|-
| Instructor
| 1980-1982
| [Ateneo de Manila University High School](/source/Ateneo_de_Manila_University)
|-
|}

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Category:20th-century Filipino Jesuits
Category:Filipino people of Chinese descent
Category:20th-century Filipino economists
Category:Harvard Kennedy School alumni
Category:1959 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Cebu
Category:Ateneo de Manila University alumni
Category:The New School alumni
Category:Alumni of University College London
Category:21st-century Filipino Jesuits
Category:21st-century Filipino economists

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