Shenggen Fan

Shenggen Fan has been director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) since 2009. Dr. Fan joined IFPRI in 1995 as a research fellow, conducting extensive research on pro-poor development strategies in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. He led IFPRI’s program on public investment before becoming the director of the Institute’s Development Strategy and Governance Division in 2005. He is the Chairman of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Food Security. Dr. Fan received a PhD in applied economics from the University of Minnesota and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Nanjing Agricultural University in China. Professional Service: •Executive Committee member, International Association of Agricultural Economists, U.S.A., 2009-Present •Adjunct Fellow, Institute of Indian Dalit Studies, India, 2004-Present •Overseas Reviewer, China National Sciences Foundation, China, 2003-Present •Editorial Council member, Food Policy, U.K., 2002-Present •Class One Scientist in Social Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China, 2002-Present •Director, International Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, China, 2002-Present •Editorial Committee member, Journal of Chinese Rural Economy, China, 2001-Present •Advisory Committee member, Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, China, 1999-Present •Member, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, U.S.A., 1987-Present •Adjunct Professor, Nanjing Agricultural University, China, 1996-2009 •Editorial Council member, Review of Agricultural Economics, U.S.A., 2001-2002