Annette Gozon-Valdes
Filipino lawyer, film producer and actress
Anna Teresa "Annette" M. Gozon-Valdes (born November 3, 1972) is a Filipino business executive, lawyer, professor, film producer, scriptwriter and actress. She is the Senior Vice President of GMA Network, one of the largest media networks in the Philippines.
Early life and education
Anna Teresa M. Gozon-Valdes was born on November 3, 1972. Her parents are Felipe Gozon, a lawyer who is the former CEO and chairman of the board members of the GMA Network, and Teresa "Tessie" Gozon, a former bank employee and housewife. She is the eldest daughter with two younger siblings, Philip Gozon, a lawyer, and Maritess Gozon-Vitebro, a doctor.
She attended her primary and secondary education at Colegio San Agustin – Makati where she graduated valedictorian. In college, Gozon graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering degree from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1993.
In 1997, she obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree and graduated cum laude and valedictorian from the University of the Philippines College of Law (UP Law). She was an associate professor at U.P. College of Law where she taught taxation and legal history. She obtained a Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
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