Biographical Sketch

Keith J. Collins

Dr. Collins holds degrees from Villanova University and University of Connecticut and a Ph.D. in economics and statistics from North Carolina State University. He is Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. Collins' is in charge of the Office of the Chief Economist, the World Agricultural Outlook Board, the Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis, the Global Change Program Office, and the Office of Energy Policy and New Uses. He has served as Acting Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Economics and as Director of the Economic Analysis Staff. As Chief Economist, Dr. Collins develops the Department's agricultural forecasts and projections and advises the Secretary on economic implications of alternative programs, regulations, and legislative proposals. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and Vice Chairman of the Board of the USDA Graduate School. Dr. Collins received the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Executive in 1990 and 1996 and for Distinguished Executive in 1992.

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