Saje is a seasoned venture founder, lobbyist, and innovator whose core work focuses on global skills development, education, and multisectoral partnerships aligned with the frameworks of The Future of Work, Industry 4.0, and the Sustainable Development Goals.

A rising star and pioneer in the public-private partnerships and impact consulting spaces, he is the Founder and CEO of Siklab, an internationally-recognized development consulting organization that focuses on high-level partnerships within Asia.

As a well-known figure in the international scene, he is regularly invited to share his insights and personal journey as a young venture founder, and how young people around the world can forge their own paths in the startup space.

He began his journey in the impact space at the young age of 17, designing debate and public speaking classes for interested young students in his rural community. A year later, he launched his first company – Siklab Pilipinas, and secured his first government contract to create youth-centered ecosystems for civic participation, innovation, and lobbying in line with the then newly-released Sustainable Development Goals.

His work has since scaled to various aspects of social impact – he has worked on creating local learning hubs during the COVID-19 lockdowns providing educational services to underprivileged students and providing employment to teachers, designing national-level fellowships for UNICEF and government partners, to now designing programs for emerging young talent in the ASEAN region focusing on skills development under Industry 4.0.

As a firm advocate and believer in the power of opportunity, Saje and his team focus on creating systems that will enable those left behind to catch up and thrive with the rest of the ever-globalizing world we live in.