Julian is the Assistant Director of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI). He is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri where he has worked for the last 25 years. Prior to taking his position at Missouri Julian worked for Teagasc in Ireland as a livestock economist.
At FAPRI Julian has worked on a number of international projects, including with the UK, Ireland and South Africa. Recently he took responsibility for the FAPRI U.S. and international dairy economic models. Over the years he has worked on different commodities, and analyzed domestic and trade policy changes and their impact on the agriculture and food sectors.
Julian has a PhD from the University of Missouri, a Masters from the University of Reading, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Manchester.