Personal Biography
Daniel Gabriel (“Dennis”) Montecillo is the Philippines Country Advisor for Levanta Renewables and is based in Manila.
Dennis has over 27 years of experience in international investment banking, corporate finance, private equity, and executive leadership. He has held senior roles across Asia and the United States, including leadership positions at Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong, as well as at Bankers Trust in New York City. He also served as Asia-Pacific Head of the Financial Sponsors Group at Morgan Stanley and as CEO of Diamond Dragon Advisors and Fidelis Holdings, the international real estate arm of Ayala Land and Ayala Corporation.
Upon returning to the Philippines, he served as Executive Vice President and Group Head of Corporate Clients at the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and as President of BPI Capital Corporation, its investment banking arm.
Dennis currently sits on the boards of Ayala Land, Metro Pacific Health, Bank of Commerce, Maybank Investment Banking Group (Philippines), RASLAG Corporation, and Marsh Philippines Inc., where he chairs several committees.
He holds an MBA and MA from Stanford University, and dual bachelor’s degrees in Management of Financial Institutions and Behavioral Sciences (magna cum laude) from De La Salle University. He is a certified coach (ACC designation from the International Coaching Federation), a fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors, an associate member of the Singapore Institute of Directors, and a former senior consultant to the International Finance Corporation and various private Philippine companies.