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Joseph Somers
Vice President, IHS Markit
Joseph Somers is head of the IEG Policy Washington DC office and
responsible for economic analyses and agricultural policy
consultancy work.
His studies provide clients with insight on the implications of
policy changes on the farm sector. Joseph also leads IEG Policy and
Big Data Roundtables. He joined IEG Policy in 2002. His current
role focuses heavily on evaluating US and foreign government
policies, including farm programs and foreign trade agreements. He
has headed a number of important studies including the analysis of
USDA market development programs, in terms of the benefits to US
agricultural exports, the farm economy and overall macro economy.
Before joining us, Joseph worked for the Foreign Agricultural
Service (FAS) at the USDA for more than 25 years, where he served
in Brazil and Argentina as a Foreign Service Officer.