SECRETARY FREDERICK D. GO is the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs. He serves as Chairperson of the administration’s Economic Development Group or the EDG, and is directed to supervise and monitor, on behalf of the President, the NEDA, DOF, DBM, DTI, and their respective attached agencies. He also sits as Member of the NEDA Board Committees and is the permanent representative of the Office of the President to the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) and its Technical Committee. By virtue of Executive Order No. 49, his office is tasked to ensure the effective integration, coordination and implementation of the various investment and economic policies and programs of the Government. He is likewise mandated to drive the timely delivery of investment projects, trade agreements and pledges, including those originating from international state visits and foreign trips. Before joining government, he served as Chairman, Vice-hairman, President, CEO, and/or Director in six (6) listed companies and over 100 corporations in various industries including media, retail, real estate, food, banking, finance, airline, airport, petrochemicals, gaming, and power over a span of 35 years. Prior to his appointment as SAP-IEA, he was the Presidential Adviser for Investment and Economic Affairs for a year.