Ernesto del Mar Pernia (born December 30, 1943) is a Filipino economist, writer and professor emeritus at the University of the Philippines School of Economics.
He is the current Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), a Philippine government agency responsible for the country's economic development and planning.
A former lead economist of the Asian Development Bank, he also serves as the Secretary for Socioeconomic Planning under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.