Carlos Martins-Filho is a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and a Professor of Economics at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is an econometrician with a research focus on theoretical/applied semi and nonparametric statistical modeling. His previous professional activities include consulting for the World Bank, the Central Bank of Brazil, and several private companies (AT&T, MCI, Dreyfus Investments, etc.)

Before joining IFPRI, Dr. Martins-Filho was a Professor in the Department of Economics, Oregon State University (1992-1999, 2001-2008) and an Associate Professor at EPGE-FGV in Brazil (1999-2000). He received his PhD from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1992.