George SyCip was born in the Philippines and received his A.B. in International Relations/Economics With Distinction from Stanford University and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
In addition to serving as a member of IIRR’s Board of Trustees since 2003, George is the Chairman of Give2Asia, which has provided over $700 Million in grants to over 20 countries in Asia. He serves on the President’s Advisory Council of World Monuments Fund, after having served on the Board of Global Heritage Fund for many years. George has also served as Commissioner for the City and County of San Francisco’s Social Services Department, as well as Director and Treasurer of both the San Francisco Education Fund and the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library. George sits on several corporate boards including Bank of the Orient in California, Cityland Development Corporation, Paxys, Inc., and Sinag Global Energy Corporation.
Prior to setting up his own offices, George had a career in banking, internationally and domestically, including serving as Chief Financial Officer of United Savings Bank, a leading provider of banking services to California’s Asian communities and a major originator of home mortgages during the 1980s.
