Our Team
Ignite's team combines more than 40 years of cradle-to-grave experience in asset management, finance, wealth creation from technology and trans-national business, law and operations.
Principals
Maoi Arroyo
Principal
David Pollei
Principal
Joel Momberger
Principal
40+
years of experience
Team
Gaston D. Ortigas, Jr.
CEO – PH
Katherine Wojnowski
Director of Operations – US
Ray Philip Q. Duterte
Associate – PH
Kristine Mae P. Magtubo MD MPM-HSD
Associate – PH
Mohammad Taha S. Basman II
Fellow - PH
Francesca Compuesto Orlina
Community Manager – PH
Board of Advisors
Christina Laskowski
- President, STAC Silicon Valley
- Investment Banking: 25 years
- National Medal for Distinguished Service
James Song
- CEO of Exsulcoin (Edutech for Refugees)
- 10 years impact fund GP experience as co-founder of Faircap Partners (Myanmar)
Patricia Gallardo-Dwyer
- CEO, The Purpose Business
- 20 years in Corporate Sustainability at the Ayala Group and Shangrila Hotels
Mel Songco
- Deep expertise in cryptocurrency, mobile, and creative industries
- Former Global Director positions at Electronic Arts, Activision, Blizzard
Ernest B. Rufino
- Former CFO, First Philippine Holdings
- 40 yrs expertise in corporate leadership
Rolando Villonco
- Legal Advisor
- Chairman, Siguion Reyna Montecillo and Ongsiako Law – counsel to top 100 PH companies and Fortune 500 companies
Sixto Kalaw Roxas, PhD
60 years in Development Economics
- Former Secretary of Agrarian Reform
- Former Chairman, Bancom PH
45 years in NGOs
30 years in Investment Banking
- Former Chief Economic Planner of the PH
- Former Vice Chairman, AMEX NYC
- Former Chairman, AMEX London
