Ryan Nehring is an Associate Research Fellow in the Natural Resources and Resilience Unit. His research focuses on the political economy of natural resource policy, agricultural research institutions, and food systems. He has worked as a researcher in sustainable development for the UNDP–International Policy Centre (Brasilia, Brazil) and has been a consultant on projects related to food systems and rural poverty for numerous UN agencies. Prior to joining IFPRI, Ryan was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. He holds an MA in International Development Studies from St. Mary’s University, Canada, and an MS and PhD in Development Sociology from Cornell University.