Renato Cruz De Castro is a distinguished professor at the Department of International Studies, De La Salle University, Manila, and holds the Dr. Aurelio Calderon Chair in Philippines-American Relations. In 2019, the Board of Trustees of the Philippine Political Science Association (PPSA) declared that Professor De Castro is the most prolific Filipino Political Scientist in terms of scholarly publication, and one of the top 10 Filipino Political Scientists in terms of the number of citations. He earned his Ph.D. from the Government and International Studies Department of the University of South Carolina as a Fulbright Scholar in 2001.
