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Glenn Denning
International Affairs Building, Room 1434
Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs
Phone: 212-854-4787
gd2147@columbia.edu
Biography:
Glenn Denning is a professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs, and Associate Director of the Center for Globalization and Sustainable Development at the Earth Institute of Columbia University.
Denning joined the Earth Institute in 2004 as Senior Research Scholar and Associate Director of the Tropical Agriculture and Environment Program. Denning helped establish The MDG Centre, East and Southern Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, and served as Director. With more than 25 years of experience in international agricultural research and development, Denning provided leadership to the Centre's agenda in agriculture and rural development and its support to the African Green Revolution.
Denning previously held senior management positions in the International Rice Research Institute and the World Agroforestry Centre. In 2000, he was honored by the Government of Cambodia as Commander of the Royal Order of Sahametrei for his role in establishing the Cambodian Agricultural Research and Development Institute and his contributions to increasing national rice production.
Denning holds agricultural science degrees from the University of Queensland, a PhD from the University of Reading, and an MPA from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.