Felipe Medalla, a Filipino economist, held the position of governor at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central monetary authority of the Philippines. He also served as the ex officio chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering Council during the Marcos administration from 2022 to 2023. Medalla’s career includes his role as the 9th Socio-Economic Planning Secretary and Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority during President Joseph Estrada’s tenure.

Furthermore, Medalla served as the dean of the University of the Philippines School of Economics. In 1983, he completed his Ph.D. in economics at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.