Mr. Nathan N. Bengu is the Director of Communication and is primarily responsible to disseminate information related to the Public Procurement and Concessions Act, as well as to develop and publish the quarterly Public Procurement and Concessions Bulletin. He is also charged with the responsibility to manage public relations on behalf of the Commission, and spearhead the collation, editing and publication of the annual report of the Commission.

Being an astute professional, Mr. Bengu has made several interventions to complement and achieve the overall objectives and mandate areas of the Public Procurement and Concessions Commission (PPCC). For instance, in June 2012, He availed himself to a service call to spearhead the implementation of the capacity building mandate area, while simultaneously running the affairs of the Communication Division.  During this period, Mr. Bengu developed a capacity building approach that witnessed the advent of series of training opportunities in public procurement, including the specialized chattered award training from the UK based Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS).

Also, and as part of efforts to modernize public procurement, Mr. Bengu was again requested to chair the taskforce constituted to drive the development and implementation of the Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) system. While in this capacity, Mr. Bengu worked with the World Bank and African Development Bank through the Project Implementation Unit (PMU) based in the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, to modernize public procurement in Liberia. To date, all preliminary activities, including award of contract for the establishment of the e-GP System have been concluded. The system is expected to go live early 2024.

In 2005, Mr. Bengu undertook media consultancy with the European Union Elections Observation Mission and assisted with the conduct of the Presidential and General Elections in Liberia. He obtained his graduate degree, Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Public Administration and undergraduate degree, Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Mass Communications. He holds professional certificates in Strategic Leadership Development and Strategic Communication from the Kenya School of Government and the internationally acclaimed Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, based in the United States of America. Mr. Bengu has also obtained several professional qualifications in communication and public procurement, with the latest being a certificate in Electronic Government Procurement Strategy & Implementation from CROWN AGENTS.

He is a result-based public sector professional and communication/media expert with proficiency in strategic communications, advocacy and public relations, media development and training, information management, newsletter development, public sector administration, procurement and strong journalism acumen.  He spent many years working in independent media and held several key positions including Associate Editor, Editor-In-Chief, and Vice President of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL).