Education
He earned his Master of Business Administration at the Wharton School of Business in 1983 before joining Mellon Bank, and completing their international cr training program
He earned his Master of Business Administration at the Wharton School of Business in 1983 before joining Mellon Bank, and completing their international cr training program
He then went to work for Lazard Frères & Company as a bond trader and investment banker. He served in early 2001 as Undersecretary for Industry at the Department of Trade and Industry in the Philippines and as Managing Head of the Board of Investments. He served from 2001 to 2005 in the Cabinet of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as Energy Secretary.
Pérez has been active in renewable power, energy advisory and conservation issues since his return to the private sector in 2005.
He was a 2005 World Fellow at Yale University, where he lectured an Master of Business Administration class on renewable power in emerging countries. He serves on the board of directors of the World Wide Fund for Nature (World Wildlife Fund) in the Philippines since 2008.