Atty. Winston F. Garcia was appointed President and General Manager—and concurrent Vice Chairman—of the Government Service Insurance System in 2001 until 2010.

Bucking controversy, Mr. Garcia overhauled the near-bankrupt GSIS into the most profitable government enterprise in the Philippines. He intensified collection, eliminated fraud, launched aggressive marketing of new products and services to members, and instituted practical reforms in GSIS investment activities. He also purged entries of members and those who have died long ago but remain alive in the GSIS rolls.

Mr. Garcia delivered the 1.5 million GSIS members into the Digital Age by embarking on the ambitious eCard Plus System, the GSIS Wireless Automated Processing System (G-W@PS) and the GSIS Voice Activated Processing System (G-V@PS). These programs enabled GSIS members to enjoy their GSIS benefits and loan privileges anytime and anywhere—using automated, paperless, secure, and wireless systems.

Mr. Garcia is the chairman of the National Reinsurance Corporation; the GSIS Mutual Fund, Inc.; and the ASEAN Forum Inc. He also serves as the Vice Chairman of the Philippine Social Security Association and Board member of the ASEAN Social Security Association (ASSA).

He likewise sits as an Independent Director of San Miguel Corporation and Director of the Philippine National Construction Corporation; and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation. He is a member of the International Social Security Association, International Insurance Society Inc and the International Insurance Society, Inc.

Mr. Garcia previously served in the Provincial Board of Cebu for two terms, from April 1986 to June 1995. As provincial board member, he is credited for developing the P1 billion bond program of Cebu that raised funds to finance the province’s infrastructure, triggering the Ce-boom phenomenon.

Mr. Garcia was born and raised in Cebu City to a family of lawyers. His father, Atty. Pablo Paras Garcia, is the

Congressman for the 2nd District for the Province of Cebu. His mother is retired Regional Trial Court Judge Esperanza Tan-Fiel.

Mr. Garcia attended law school at the San Beda College of Law and passed the 1982 Philippine Bar Exams. He obtained his Bachelor of Philosophy degree at the University of Santo Tomas-Central Seminary and was conferred an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Public Administration by the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.