Dr Simon Hearn is ACIAR’s Principal Adviser. He is responsible for a variety of strategic planning and budgeting activities, including identifying strategic directions and providing high-level oversight for ACIAR's research and development program. Dr Hearn also acts as a senior point of contact for ACIAR inter-departmental and government relations activities.
Dr Hearn has a BSc (Hons) in Agriculture and Economics from Reading University and a PhD in Agricultural Economics from London University. He has worked in agricultural and mining policy development and economic analysis both nationally and internationally. Dr Hearn has also occupied a number of senior research and senior executive positions and participated in a range of Government and industry delegations negotiating trade and commodity matters in Europe, Asia, America and Africa, including as Minister Agriculture in the Australian Mission to the European Union.
Affiliation
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
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