Our Core Values
Three core values drive everything we do:
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Dr. Jeff Langholz
Jeff is a senior researcher at Agricultural Impact Associates, where his duties include study design, data collection, data analysis, writing, and client support. Jeff comes from a farming background, has worked as an agriculture extension agent, and teaches a popular university course in sustainable agriculture. He holds a Ph.D. in Natural Resources from Cornell University and has been cited or quoted by the Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, New York Times, The Economist, The Packer, and more than 250 other media outlets.
When not consulting on agriculture projects, Jeff is a professor at the Middelbury Institute of International Studies, a Monterey, CA graduate school of Vermont-based Middlebury College (www.miis.edu). He is an internationally recognized authority on the integration of economics and ecology on private lands. Jeff lives near Watsonville, CA. with his wife, two kids, and goofy black lab whose viral YouTube video that has brought smiles to over 11 million viewers. |
Dr. Fernando De Paolis
Fernando is a senior researcher at Agricultural Impact Associates, where his responsibilities include designing and implementing quantitative economic studies of agriculture. Fernando is an expert in quantitative economic analysis with particular expertise in regional modeling tools such as RIMS II and IMPLAN. A sample project would be his “Assessment of the Economic Impact of HLB (greening) on Mexico’s Citrus Industry,” which was sponsored by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA) and made extensive use of IMPLAN
Fernando has twenty years of applied economic analysis work within the United States and overseas, including consultancies for cities, counties, and a wide range of national and international organizations. He is also a professor and dean at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, where he teaches courses in quantitative economic analysis, including use of IMPLAN and other programs. Fernando was born in Argentina and holds a Ph.D. in urban planning from UCLA. |