Alfredo "Fred" Espinosa Pascual (born July 7, 1948) is a Filipino international development banker and finance expert who served as the Secretary of Trade and Industry under the administration of President Bongbong Marcos from June 30, 2022 to August 1, 2024.

[5] He attended the EC-ASEAN Teacher Program on the Management of Strategic and Organizational Change at the INSEAD Euro-Asia Centre in Fontainebleau, France.

From 1989 to 2008, Pascual worked in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as a senior investment officer in the private sector department.

[6] Some of the other nominees were: School of Economics professor and current Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno, former College of Law dean Raul Pangalangan, National Historical Commission of the Philippines chair and former university vice president for academic affairs Ma.

Serena Diokno, former Department of English & Comparative Literature chair Consolacion Alaras, former chancellors Sergio Cao of University of the Philippines Diliman and Luis Rey Velasco of University of the Philippines Los Banos, and Social Weather Stations fellow and School of Labor and Industrial Relations professor Virginia Teodosio.

System of eight constituent universities spread over 15 campuses across the country and leverage the strengths of 60,000 students, 4,000 faculty, and 8,500 support staff.

This initiative encouraged collaborative efforts toward harmonized policies and integrated systems, promoting high-quality education and research.

He funded the construction of modern laboratories including the ₱1 billion National Institutes of Health building and the ₱350 million Philippine Genome Center (PGC) complex.

CIDP provided the funding for the rehabilitation and upgrading of cultural facilities in various campuses for performing arts and creative works.

academic calendar to an August start in order to synchronize it with its partner universities in ASEAN and in other parts of the world.

[7] The university also entered into an agreement with the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Network, known as the "Fact-Check" project for faculty members to appear regularly in forums related to the 2013 Philippine general election.

Bonifacio Global City (UP-BGC) campus from the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and a business group, respectively.

Now operational, UP-BGC provides those working in BGC and nearby areas convenient access to U.P.’s professional programs in law, business, industrial engineering, statistics, etc.

Alabang technology hub donated from an alumni family; and a 3-hectare site and a building from a Mindanao-based business group for an extension campus of U.P.

Pascual rolled out e-UP, a system-wide integrated information system designed to achieve administrative efficiency, sharpen decision making, and strengthen control.

The project included substantial investments in hardware, fiber optic networks, and internet bandwidth to also support the academic requirements of faculty and students.

[2] He assumed the post on June 30, 2022, following the inauguration of Marcos albeit in an ad interim capacity, pending confirmation from the Commission on Appointments.

[12] As the DTI Secretary, Pascual worked to foster innovation-driven industrialization, promote trade and investment, nurture MSMEs, and ensure consumer protection while navigating the country toward a more sustainable and inclusive economy.

These initiatives significantly boosted the country’s visibility on the international stage, drawing investments in key sectors.

On July 31, 2024, the Presidential Communications Office announced his resignation as he plans to move back to the private sector.

Pascual is a Life Member of the MAP and the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX), and a past president of the Rotary Club of Makati.

President, he was also given by the Asia CEO Awards in 2018 the recognition as Circle of Excellence awardee for the category Global Filipino Executive of the Year.