Venice Isabelle T. Rañosa is Research Director and member of the editorial board at Stratbase Institute, where she oversees research engagements across the institute’s various programs. She also leads in the writing of the Economic Snapshots, the institute’s quarterly review of the Philippine economy, and develops content for its flagship conferences that cover all major areas of focus.

In her larger role at the Stratbase Group, she heads research on global and local developments in political economy affecting the company’s clientele. She also concurrently serves as Director at BowerGroupAsia, a US-based strategic advisory firm that specializes in the Indo-Pacific, where she supports the Managing Director in overseeing the Philippine team’s operations. 

With a focus on political economy in the Philippines, trade and investment, and sustainable development, she has authored articles and commentaries featured in the country’s major broadsheets. 

Prior to joining Stratbase, she was a researcher at De La Salle University-Manila, where she undertook research on tax reform, infrastructure development, public financial management, governance reforms, and the circular economy. She co-authored a special study on crafting an extended producer responsibility (EPR) policy in the Philippines, published by the Stratbase Institute in 2018.

She received her master’s degree in Development Policy (2019) and her bachelor’s degree in International Studies major in European Studies (2017), with honors, from De La Salle University-Manila, and has a diploma in Spanish awarded by the Instituto Cervantes in Madrid, Spain. She obtained her high school education, with distinction, at St. Scholastica’s College-Manila. She earned her Career Service Professional government eligibility from the Civil Service Commission of the Philippines in 2017.