Where does Manny Ayala work?

Manny Ayala is Chief People & Transformation Officer at Endeavor Catalyst.

What boards does Manny Ayala sit on?

Manny Ayala holds tracked board seats at First Gen Corp, Rappler, UnionDigital Bank.

Where did Manny Ayala go to school?

Manny Ayala studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Yale University (BA); Yale University.

Manny Ayala

Investor

Chief People & Transformation Officer at Endeavor Catalyst

Asia Pacific

About

Manny Ayala serves as Chief People (and Transformation) Officer at Endeavor and is Regional Managing Director for Endeavor in Asia Pacific, overseeing offices across markets including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, Singapore, Pakistan and New Zealand; he launched Endeavor's Philippines office in 2014. Before Endeavor he founded the venture builder Hatchd, co-founded and exited Entertainment Gateway Group, and co-founded IRG Ltd, a Hong Kong M&A firm focused on early-stage telecom, media and tech companies in Asia. He earlier led creative and strategy work at Turner Broadcasting and Discovery Channel Asia, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Yale University.

Experience

Endeavor PhilippinesCo-Founder & Managing Directorcurrent2014 — presentPhilippines
UnionDigital BankIndependent Directorcurrent2024 — present
Energy Development CorporationIndependent Directorcurrent2016 — presentPhilippines
RapplerFounding Chairman, Board Directorcurrent2012 — present
Hatchd Inc.Co-Foundercurrent2010 — presentPhilippines
University of Asia and the PacificBoard Trusteecurrent2017 — present
Sky CableIndependent Director2011 — 2024Philippines
First Metro Investment CorporationIndependent Director2012 — 2014Philippines
IRG Ltd.Managing Director2000 — 2012Hong Kong
Discovery CommunicationsHead of Programming & Strategy1996 — 2000Singapore
Turner BroadcastingVice President1993 — 1996Hong Kong

Skills & more

Digital Media11Start-ups29Mergers1New Media2Television2Strategy DevelopmentMobileBusiness Strategy24New Business Development8EntertainmentStrategy45Mergers & Acquisitions9

+12 more

Mobile DevicesEntrepreneurshipStrategic PartnershipsVenture CapitalMarketing StrategyExecutive ManagementManagementPrivate EquityBusiness DevelopmentCorporate DevelopmentProduct ManagementStrategic Planning

Languages English · French · Indonesian · Spanish · Tagalog

From Manny's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

First Gen CorpRapplerUnionDigital Bank

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Endeavor Catalyst

Abbi Larkin

Manager, Entrepreneur Selection at Endeavor Catalyst

Agustina Cianciarullo

Manager, Entrepreneur Experience at Endeavor Catalyst

Alan Gomes

Founder at Incognia

Alejandro Martí

Venture Partner at Faber

Alexis Patjane

Founder at 99 Minutos

Ali Ayala

Senior Manager, Operations at Endeavor Catalyst

Allen Taylor

Managing Partner, Endeavor Catalyst at Endeavor Catalyst

Amber Cohon

Associate, Capital at Endeavor Catalyst

Frequently asked questions

Who is Manny Ayala?: Manny Ayala serves as Chief People (and Transformation) Officer at Endeavor and is Regional Managing Director for Endeavor in Asia Pacific, overseeing offices across markets including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, Singapore, Pakistan and New Zealand; he launched Endeavor's Philippines office in 2014. Before Endeavor he founded the venture builder Hatchd, co-founded and exited Entertainment Gateway Group, and co-founded IRG Ltd, a Hong Kong M&A firm focused on early-stage telecom, media and tech companies in Asia. He earlier led creative and strategy work at Turner Broadcasting and Discovery Channel Asia, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Yale University.
Where does Manny Ayala work?: Manny Ayala is Chief People & Transformation Officer at Endeavor Catalyst.
What boards does Manny Ayala sit on?: Manny Ayala holds tracked board seats at First Gen Corp, Rappler, UnionDigital Bank.
Where did Manny Ayala go to school?: Manny Ayala studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Yale University (BA); Yale University.