Executive Director Kenneth V. Tanate has been with the government service for more than thirty years. Prior to joining the Philippine Competition Commission, he used to be the Assistant Director-General of the National Economic Development Authority.
Executive Director Tanate took his Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering at the University of San Carlos in Cebu City. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering and Technology Management at the University of Queensland in Australia. He finished his Master in Environmental Sciences and PhD in Policy and Planning Sciences at the University of Tsukuba in Japan.
In 2013, he was one of the pioneering graduates of the Master in Development Management- Public Management Development Program (Senior Executive Class) facilitated by the Development Academy of the Philippines wherein he was awarded with the Most Innovative Re-entry Project.