Allan Robert Sicat is the Executive Director of the Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc. (MCPI), and has over twenty years of experience in program management and implementation, training, and advocacy related to access to finance and microfinance. Under his leadership, MCPI was awarded the Good Corporate Governance Champion by the Securities and Exchange Commission from 2020 to 2023 and the Financial Inclusion of the Year Partner by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas from 2013 to 2015. Before joining MCPI in 2004, he was part of the Rural Banker’s Association of the Philippines – Microenterprise Access to Banking Services (RBAP-MABS) program, a USAID-funded initiative that assisted rural banks in developing financial services for low-income households. He is an accredited Social Performance Management and Client Protection assessor. Allan earned his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the De La Salle University Graduate School of Business in 2008. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Economics and a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, major in Management of Financial Institutions from the De La Salle University in the Philippines. He earned a Course Certificate on Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance from the Harvard Business School in 2024.