Our Story &
Mission

Talent is everywhere but opportunity is not. The opportunity gap will continue to widen as emerging technologies transform types of work and how they’re done. The future of learning and work is at a critical crossroad defined by an increasing divide between those who use technologies and those who compete against them.

Access to engaging and future-relevant skills education is then crucial to help people and teams thrive in that future. In Southeast Asia, where more than half of the population is under the age of 30, we believe data education can democratize access to meaningful careers for workers and sustainable competitiveness for companies.

At the same time, learning happens in all kinds of ways. Many learning environments, both in school and online, rely on lecture formats which are rarely engaging and effective for technical skills. Eskwelabs aims to enable participatory and active learning experiences so beyond acquiring in-demand skills, we can also rediscover the joy of learning and reinventing ourselves.

How We Innovate

We inspire, equip and connect people to the future of work through data skills.
While the upskilling challenge is not new, we focus on innovating in our regional context through:

Upskilling across different skill levels that exist in the data value chain

Fixing downsides of online education like that it’s unstructured, not job relevant and impersonal

Building the talent ecosystem and a community for lifelong learning as skill needs continue to change

About the Team

We are here to improve the world.

Meet the Team

Angela Chen

Co-Founder, CEO

Aurelien Chu

Co-Founder, COO

Caleb Tutty

Co-Founder, CTO

Juvien Galano

Partnerships Manager

Emily Jane Merin

Partnerships Associate

Albert "Bash" Yumol

Data Science Team Lead

Eduardo Edralin

Operations Manager

Julia Las

Data Science Education Specialist

Lex Tanganco

Data Analytics Programs Lead

Robyn Jereza

Learning Community Manager

Geenie Duarte

Product Manager - Data Literacy

Ian de Jesus

Full Stack Developer

James Vincent Bion

Golang Developer

Daniel Estropia

UX Lead

Louie Cartagena

UX Designer

Isabela Lumba

Brand Designer

Francine Tan

Learning Communities Manager - Data Literacy

Kayla Gow

Marketing Associate

Gerardo Jose Catangui, V

Junior Data Analyst

Our Values

People-First

We build learning experiences that put people first. We innovate on education practices to improve their outcomes but we also strive to make learning more personal. We aim to design inclusion into educational opportunities. We listen to feedback from learners. We treat ourselves as learners also, with the same empathy and care as we do for our external learners. We provide a safe space for questions, feedback and crazy ideas.

Authentic Connections

We design the online classroom for engagement, connection, and friendships. We aim to humanize data skills through the stories of our learners. Internally, we’re not afraid to celebrate wins and learn from failures. We show up for each other through effective collaboration. We build long-term relationships with ecosystem and community partners and go the extra mile to help each other succeed.

Passion for Impact

We leverage social enterprise models to sustain our impact. We seek to build societal capacity to use data skills. We expose our learners to data for good opportunities and data ethics, and support our alumni to grow into leaders for positive impact. We encourage our learning communities to contribute to open-source and civic projects.