Märt Ots has been the head of the Estonian Competition Authority since 2008. Previously he has worked for the Ministry of Industry and Energetics, State Energy Board as Deputy Director General, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Head of Energy Department AEA Technology PHARE project "Energy planning for local governments" manager in Estonia, Ministry of Economic Affairs as Deputy Head of Energy Department and the Energy Market Inspectorate as Director General. In 2014, Märt Ots was elected as vice chairman of the Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA). In 2016 he was elected as Chairman of the ERRA for a two-year term.

Märt Ots has graduated from Tallinn Technical University (thermal engineering) in 1991 and obtained Master´s degree of technology in 2002. Since 2016, Mr Ots has a doctoral degree in energy economics.