Dr. William Wilson is a world-renowned authority in agricultural economics and the recipient of numerous awards for his research on topics related to grain marketing and economics. His career includes over 20 years within the academic community in the heart of the North American grain-growing sector conducting extensive research for various government organizations around the world. In addition to his work for First Key, he is a Professor of Agricultural Economics and an active advisor to governments, brewing and malting industries and scientific organizations around the world and has published over 200 research papers and review articles.

Education/Associations

Ph.D., University of Manitoba, Agricultural Economics and Marketing B.A., North Dakota State University Board Member, Minneapolis Grain Exchange

Teaching and Research Interests
Dr. Wilson's primary area of interest is agribusiness strategy and devotes most of his teaching and research to topics related to the grain marketing industries. This includes topics and issues related to:

procurement management (by importers and domestic processors) firm management in grain marketing industries transportation--notably commercialization strategies with respect to evolving rail car options--for both railroads and shippers; grain quality, particularly problems and issues confronting processors and traders associated with quality uncertainty, disease and increased specificity US/Canada trade and marketing issues

Awards

University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship Henry Schapper Fellowship, University of Western Australia Eugene R. Dahl Excellence in Research Award Outstanding Journal Article Award, Western Agricultural - Economics Association Certificate of Commendation, North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award

Experience
Dr. Wilson is an active consultant to approximately 20 private sector international organizations, including Anheuser-Busch, Polar Breweries, Miller Brewing, Canada Malting, and Canadian National Railway. He has been the recipient of nearly 50 major research contracts and has spearheaded special projects for government organizations in Canada, U.S., Australia, and Russia. During the period 1991-1996, Dr Wilson was a co-leader of a joint USDA/OICD project on privatization of the Russian grain marketing industry. In later years he summarized much of his work on the world malt trade to the OECD. His numerous research articles on Russian Grain Trading and Marketing are well known within the agribusiness community. Dr. Wilson was recognized in 1995 as one of the "Top Ten" agricultural economists by the industry publication, AgWeek.