Frank Merry

Lead Economist

Frank is a natural resource economist with more than 25 years of experience working on land use change in the Amazon and its impact on people and the environment. Prior to joining EII he worked as an independent consultant with clients including the World Bank and InterAmerican Development Bank, a Research Associate Professor at Virginia Tech, a Program Officer at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and an Associate Scientist at the Woods Hole Research Center. Frank has also served in leadership advisory roles at small local non-profits, including Aliança da Terra in Brazil and Alisos in Colombia. Though mainly focused in Latin America, Frank’s work has also taken him to Mozambique and Indonesia. Frank brings an applied and practical approach to the analysis and understanding of economic choices on forest and agricultural frontiers and has worked on issues ranging from small farms systems to national development policy. rank holds a BS in Agricultural Economics from the University of Florida, an MSc in Agricultural Economics from Virginia Tech and a Ph.D. in Natural Resource Economics and Management from the University of Florida.