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With wide-ranging work experience in agriculture across continents, I aim to reduce poverty, enhance health, and improve environmental outcomes. Diverse interests drive me to understand institutions, develop analytical skills, and predict the future through policy analysis and research. Join me on the journey to transform agriculture and shape a sustainable world.
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Agec 640 -- class profile(from the “introductions…” questionnaire) • Wide range of work experience • U.S., Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America • Farms, agribusiness, NGOs, Intl. orgs., governments • Diverse interests • reduce poverty, improve health/nutrition, make money, improve environmental outcomes in agriculture, teach • better understand institutions & policies, economic models • develop more/better analytical skills; improve writing skills • predict the future!
Agec 640 -- class profile(from the “introductions…” questionnaire) • Desired skills can be learned (but not overnight)! • use policy analysis methods, write grant proposals and research papers • “analytical thinking” to “find and interpret data” • Career goals seem realistic… • research, policy analysis, gov’t, consulting, farms/agribusiness, Ph.D. and eventual teaching