- Faculty
Ralph Dean Christy
- Professor
- Academic Director of the Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Teams/Emerging Markets Program
Biography
Ralph D. Christy is professor of emerging markets at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and director of Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development at Cornell University, where he teaches and conducts food marketing research and educational programs on the economic performance of markets and distribution systems. He has advised industry leaders and public policy makers on food marketing strategies, economic development, and the organization of the global food economy.
A PhD graduate of Michigan State University’s Department of Agricultural Economics, Christy is past president of the American Agricultural Economics Association and is currently a board member of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, WinRock International, and the Agribusiness Capital Fund. He is the author of three books including, A Century of Service: Land Grant Colleges and Universities, 1890-1990 (1992); Achieving Sustainable Communities in a Global Economy (2004); and Emerging Markets (forthcoming). His recent research calls attention to the role of creating an enabling environment for accelerating agro-industries’ contributions to sustain economic growth and development.
Education
PhD Michigan State University, 1980 MS Michigan State University, 1977 BS Southern University And A&M College, 1975