Ernesto M. Pernia

Ernesto M.
Pernia is currently a Director at San Miguel Corp.
and a Council Member at the National Food Authority.
He previously held positions as Chairman at the University of San Carlos, Director at Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp., and Director at the Philippine-American Academy of Science & Engineering.
From 2016 to 2020, he served as the Director General of the National Economic Development Authority.
He also served as the President of The Philippine Economic Society and worked as a Professor at the University of the Philippines.
Dr. Pernia obtained his graduate degree from the University of Bridgeport in 1969.
He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of San Carlos in 1967 and the University of Santo Tomas in 1965.