Rap Diaz is an MPP candidate at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs, interested in energy and sustainability in service of the green transition to solve climate change and reduce poverty. At Jackson, he plans to deepen his knowledge of policy and programs in the fields of sustainability, climate change, and energy to learn the best ways to institutionalize the development and adoption of innovative, sustainable solutions through effective leadership and strategic policymaking. After Yale, Rap will look for opportunities in the fields of energy policy, corporate sustainability standards, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and green finance.

Hailing from the Philippines, Rap has a decade of experience in the local energy industry in both the public and private sectors. In his role in the Philippine Department of Finance, he was an alternate to the Secretary of Finance as a member of the board of directors of several state-owned enterprises focused on the energy sector, including the provision of electricity to poor and remote areas in the Philippine archipelago. Since 2015, he has volunteered with an international non-governmental organization aiming to eradicate poverty through grassroots partnerships and programs for financial inclusion and basic literacy.

Rap graduated cum laude from Ateneo de Manila University with a bachelor’s degree in management engineering. He is a native Filipino speaker and is proficient in English.