CURRICULUM VITAE
Miguel I. Gomez
CONTACT INFORMATION: 246 Warren Hall Ph 607-***-****
Cornell University Fax: (607) 255- 9984
Ithaca NY 14853 ****@*******.***
EDUCATION
**** *** ** *******tural and Consumer Economics. University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign
1995 MS in Agricultural and Consumer Economics. University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign
1990 BS in Industrial Engineering. Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Marketing and food distribution channels; economics of the food system; applied
industrial
organization; quantitative analysis.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008-PresentAssistant Professor. Department of Applied Economics & Management, Cornell
University
2007-2008Assistant Professor. Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics,
University
of Illinois. Courses: Food Marketing (senior and MS level), International Agribusiness
Management (senior and MS level).
2001-2006Research Associate. Food Industry Management Program, Department of AppliedEconomics & Management, Cornell University
.
2006Principal Investigator (one-year leave from Cornell University). Banco de La
Republica
(Colombian Central Bank), Bogota, Colombia. Research Project: Food prices formation
and forecasting.
2004-2005Lecturer. Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University.
Courses: Marketing Management, Marketing Channels (MBA level)
2004-Present Visiting Lecturer (summers) Food Industry Seminar. Summer Program,
Business
School - Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia.
1999-2001Assistant Professor. Illinois State University
.
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1998Research Associate (field work of dissertation). Economics Program, International
Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT). Mexico D.F., Mexico.
1993-1997Research Assistant. Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics.
University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
1995-1996Visitor Lecturer - Civic Education Project (CEP). Economics Faculty, Latvian
University of Agriculture, Jelgava - Latvia, East Europe.
1992-1993Research Associate. Instituto SER de Investigacion. Bogota, Colombia.
1990-1992 "EL ROSAL" FLOWERS. Production and Marketing Planning Manager, Bogota,
Colombia.
BOOK CHAPTER
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
SUMMARY OF PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
1. American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meetings : 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 .
2. NCCC -134, Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk
Management,
St. Louis, Missouri, 2008.
RESEARCH GRANTS
Principal Investigator
1. Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Evaluate the Fruit
and
Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation 1/1/2010 12/31/2011 ($96,165)
2. New York Farm Viability Institute, Evaluation and Future Directions for NYFVI-funded
Marketing Projects on Specialty Crops (fruits, Vegetables & Ornamentals): 2006 Present.
11/1/2009 10/31/2011 ($128,648)
3. Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future, Sustainability of Food Systems, 9/1/2009
8/30/2011
($195,005)
4. FF Hatch Smith-Lever, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Enhancing Market Access and
Profits
for New York Horticultural Industries through Local Supply Chains, 10/1/2009 9/30/2012
($106,500)
5. Cornell Cooperative Extension Internship Program, Finger Lakes Grape Demand Survey
5/15/20098/15/2009 ($8,000)
6. Economics Research Service, U.S Department of Agriculture, (PI) Local Food Systems
Study
(With Edward McLaughlin)
2008-2010 ($85,000)
7. William and Flora Hewlett International Research Travel Grant. Exploratory Study on
Food
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Marketing to the Base of the Pyramid, Bogota, Colombia, 2008 ($3,000).
8. Soybean Disease and Biotechnology Center, (PI) Economic Impacts of Soybean Rust on
the US
Soybean Sector (With Hayri Onal
)
2007-2009 ($96,000).
9. Illinois Farm Bureau and the Office of Future and Options Research, University of
Illinois, (PI),
Evaluation of the hedging performance of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Lean Hog
futures
contract. 2007-2008 ($18,000)
10. Global Resource Action Center for the Environment. Economic impacts of large hog
farms in
Illinois. 2001 ($13,000)
11. Illinois Council for Food and Agriculture Research (C-FAR), Impacts of changing
structures of
the agricultural sector in Illinois, 2000 ($13,000)
12. Illinois Council for Food and Agriculture Research (C-FAR), 1999 ($17,000)
13. Tinker Foundation Summer Fellowship for Latin America, Plan dissertation on the
impact of
international research networks in developing countries, 1997 ($3,000)
Co-Principal Investigator
1. Viticulture Consortium-East, Examining the economic impact of Leafroll disease in the
NYS
wine sector through the use of crop budgets 10/1/2009 9/30/2010 ($18,000)
2. New York Vegetable Research Council and Association, Developing Crop Budgets for
Processing Vegetables in New York State,
6/1/099/30/09 ($8,950)
3. SCRI/USDA Research Planning Grant, Development of East Coast Broccoli Production and
Processing, 7/01/2009 6/30/2010 ($50,000)
4. SCRI/USDA Research-Extension Planning Grant, Addressing research and extension needs
of
the emerging cold-climate wine industry in the Northeast and Upper Midwest
7/01/20096/30/2010 ($47,000)
5. US Department of Agriculture, Specialty Crops Research Initiative, (Co-PI) A Public--
Private
Partnership to Promote IPM Implementation in Northern New England Greenhouse Ornamentals
2008-2009 ($100,000).
6. Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs (FANRP), Economic Research Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture. With Christine K. Ranney. Title: Food Security. Food Stamp
Program Participation and the Health of the Elderly. 2004 ($80,000).
EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
1. Cornell University Universidad de Los Andes Latin American Food Executive Program,
Bogota, Colombia, November 8-11, 2004.
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2. Cochran Food Executive Program (2002, 2003, and 2004). Sponsored by the U.S.
Department of
Agriculture and held at Cornell University?s campus. Food executives from Latin America
and
East Europe.
THESES COMMITTEES
1. Chair of Special Committee, Jun Lee (PhD, AEM); System Dynamics Approach to Food
System s
Sustainability
2. Chair of Special Committee, Maleeha Rizwan (MS, AEM); Impact Evaluation of the Fruit
and
Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation
3. Member of Special Committee, CaSandra Carter (MS, HORT); Key Success factors for
GLOBALGAP Certification among Smallholder Horticultural Producers of Cape Gooseberry in
Colombia
4. Member of MPS Project Committee, Annemarie Morse (MPS, ENOLOGY); Customer
Satisfaction and Tasting Room Performance in Long Island Wineries
5. Member of Special Committee, Laoura M. Maratou, MSc. Bargaining Power Impact on Off-
Invoice Trade Promotions in U.S. Grocery Retailing 2005.
6. Member of Special Committee, Filipe K. Pereira, MSc. Strategic Legitimacy Assessment
Method: The Case of Livestock Industries in Illinois 2008.
CONSULTANT EXPERIENCE
1. Vicorp, Inc. Impact of customer satisfaction on store performance. 2006.
2.
ARD, Inc. US Agency for International Development. Colombian Agribusiness
Partnership Program,
2002.
3. United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Sustainability of Policy
Reforms in East
Europe and Eurasia. 2000-2001
.
4.
Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE). Economic benefits of small-
scale hog
production units. 2000-2001
.
HONORS AND AWARDS
1. 2008 - Best Paper Award 2007, Guest Satisfaction and Restaurant Performance Sachin
Gupta,
Edward McLaughlin, and Miguel I. Gomez, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly 2007 48:284-298.
2. 2008 Included in the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, for ACE-430 Food
Marketing,
University of Illinois.
3. 2006 Present. Editorial Committee, Ensayos sobre Politica Economica, Refereed
journal of the
Banco de la Republica (Colombian Central Bank)
4. 2005-2006. Reviewer for the Levy & Weitz/Retailing SIG dissertation competition.
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5. 2001. Advisor to the group awarded the first prize in the SoyLutions 2001 soybean
utilization
contest sponsored by the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) and Illinois Soybean Check-
off
Board (ISCB). Product: The Taco-Shell.
REVIEW PANELS
- 2008. Higher Education for Development US Agency for International Development.
Partnerships for Strengthening Agribusiness Education in Haiti.
AFFILIATIONS
- Affiliate of the Latin American Studies Program, Cornell University.
MEMBERSHIPS
- American Economics Association; American Marketing Association; American Agricultural
Economics Association; Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association.
PROFFESIONAL SERVICE
1. Webinar Committee, Agribusiness Economics and Management Section of the Agricultural &
Applied Economics Association
2. Awards committee, Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association.
3. Awards committee, Department of Applied economics and Management, Cornell University
4. Faculty Advisor to the Cornell Colombian Graduate Students Association
5. Advisor to the Pack-Family scholars attending the PMA Show in October/2009
6. Reviewer for the Levy & Weitz/Retailing SIG dissertation competition (2005-2006)
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