Ms. Lisa Grace S. Bersales
National Statistician and Head of the Philippine Statistics Authority
Dr. Lisa Grace S. Bersales is the National Statistician and Civil Registrar General of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). She brings to the position more than 30 years of experience as a researcher and professor in the academe as well as a statistics development partner of the public and private sectors. Among her notable works include restructuring the country’s national statistical system, redefining roles in response to new challenges, and the development of statistical standards, methodologies for sectoral statistics. Before holding her present position, she was appointed as the Vice President for Planning and Finance of the University of the Philippines (UP) System. It was the same university where she served as Dean and Director for Graduate Studies for the School of Statistics. Being the current head of PSA, there were also a number of international engagements in which she takes part of. She currently serves as co-chair of the Interagency Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal (IAEG-SDG) Indicators and vice-chair of the Regional Steering Group for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (RSG-CRVS) in Asia and the Pacific. Recently, she was elected as the chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21) Board.