Aison Garcia is a developmental lawyer at the University of the Philippines College of Law Center. He is also a lecturer at several law schools, teaching human rights, agrarian reform, and social justice. Aison holds a JD from the University of the Philippines and a Masters in Law from the Queen Mary University of London on a Chevening scholarship. He was a former consultant at the Office of the Vice President and the Agrarian Reform Department of the Philippines. In his years as a lawyer, Aison worked on programs promoting the rights of farmers, fisherfolk, and indigenous peoples. He also founded social enterprises marketing farmers’ produce and renewable energy. Through the Humphrey Fellowship, Aison seeks to sharpen his expertise in social entrepreneurship, and deepen his non-profit leadership and management skills. He aims to expand the political rights of marginalized groups and strengthen their economic empowerment.