Alfredo Bengzon

Alfredo Rafael Antonio Bengzon (October 20, 1935 – March 3, 2026), also known as Alfredo R. A. Bengzon, was a Filipino physician, educator and public official. He also served as Vice-President for the Professional Schools of Ateneo de Manila University, dean of the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health, dean emeritus of the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, and President and CEO of The Medical City.

Education Bengzon graduated from the Ateneo de Manila in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He attended the University of the Philippines College of Medicine at UP Manila where he got his doctor of medicine degree, and then completed his master of business administration degree at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business in 1972.

Bengzon ran unsuccessfully in the 1992 Philippine Senate election, placing 25th, just 900 votes short of senator Butz Aquino who placed 24th among the 24 contested seats. It is the closest margin between a winner and a losing candidate in election history. He contested his loss in an electoral protest but later withdrew it.

In 1993, Bengzon was appointed Dean of the Ateneo Graduate School of Business and Vice-President for the Professional Schools of the Ateneo de Manila University.

Recognition In 1989, Bengzon was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) by the Ateneo de Manila.

In 2012, he received the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award of Asia CEO.