Mr. Ibrahim was appointed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on June 30, 2023, as Executive Member of the National Innovation Council representing the business sector. He began his public service career in 2006 as Commissioner of the then Commission on Information and Communications Technology and retired as Undersecretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in July 2019. Before his government service, he held various executive positions with multinational companies like Fujitsu, Siemens-Nixdorf, Comparex Germany, and Unisys Australia.
Today, Mr. Ibrahim holds several affiliations: Vice President and Trustee of the Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Association of the Philippines (AAP), Trustee and Vice President of the University of the Philippines System Information Technology Foundation (UPSITF), Lead Convenor of the Alliance of Technology Innovators for the Nation (ATIN), Columnist for Tech4GOOD at The Manila Bulletin, Member of the Internet Society (Philippine Chapter), and Member of the ASEAN Sustainable and Smart Cities Council.
Mr. Ibrahim completed a Professional Managers’ Program at the Ateneo de Manila University and a Public Sector Executive Program on Innovative Government at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore. He received the ICT Individual Contributor Award during the 2012 International ICT Awards for his contributions to the growth of the Philippine IT-BPO Industry. He was also named one of the Ten ICT Industry Movers and Shakers for 2002-2012 and received the Boards’ Choice as Government Champion in 2019, both awarded by the Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP). In 2016, he was honored with the Sapphire Flare for Brilliance Award by IBPAP for his work in developing home-grown BPO companies in the countryside. Additionally, he received the Best Opinion Columnist Award from the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) during the 10th Makatao Awards for Media Excellence in December 2022.
