Roberto E. N. Rivera, S.J.

Roberto Exequiel N. Rivera, S.J. is a Filipino Jesuit priest, sociologist, educator, and social development practitioner. He is a faculty member of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Ateneo de Manila University and Program Director of the Institute on Church and Social Issues (ICSI). He served as the fifth President of Ateneo de Naga University from 2018 to May 2024, following his election in 2017. He previously served as founding president of St. John de Brito College in Timor-Leste from 2014 to 2016. He holds a B.S. in Legal Management, an M.A. in Sociology, and an M.A. in Theology from Ateneo de Manila University, and earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Notre Dame in 2008. His work focuses on sociology, social development, governance, poverty, and the Church’s engagement with social issues.