Jaime Aristotle Alip

Dr. Jaime Aristotle Alip (born April 22, 1957) is a Filipino social entrepreneur, and the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions, a group of companies composed of a microfinance NGO, banks, a development institute, microinsurance companies, IT companies, a publishing company, a tour operator, a pharmacy, and a laboratory. The companies were established to empower poor women on the countryside, to help eradicate poverty in the Philippines. CARD is the largest microfinance institute in the Philippines. Dr. Alip has won several awards for his work, such as the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award in 2008 for public service.[1] Dr, Alip was appointed as presidential adviser for Economic Empowerment of the Rural Poor in March 2011.[2] He is also the recipient of the 2019 Ramon V. del Rosario Award for Nation Building.

Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip
Dr. Alip in January 2017
Born	(1957-04-22) 22 April 1957 San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Alma mater	Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary Development Institute (Ph.D.); University of the Philippines (B.S.A., M.P.S.)
Occupation(s)	Founder and Chairman Emeritus of CARD MRI Social Entrepreneur
Known for	CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions
Spouse	Aniceta R. Alip (1978–present)
Children	3

Alip had claimed that he holds a degree from Harvard University or Harvard Business School,[3] but, in reality, what he did there was a training program (specifically, an Owner/President Management executive education program), and not an actual degree, whether a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree. His degrees are from the Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary Development Institute in Antipolo City, Philippines from which he did a doctorate, and from the University of the Philippines Los Baños where he did his Bachelor's degree in Agriculture and Master's degree in Professional Studies.[4]