Trey Malone is an agri-food economist whose primary research interests are agribusiness entrepreneurship and public policy impacts on agri-food supply chains. He has published over 60 research articles in outlets including Food Policy, Journal of Business Venturing Insights, and the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. He has received over a dozen research awards and fellowships, including the Emerging Scholar Award from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association and the Presidential Award for Excellence in Research and Communication from the Food Distribution Research Society. Dr. Malone’s research has been funded by high-profile agencies such as the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the World Wildlife Fund. Before joining the University of Arkansas, he was an Assistant Professor and Extension Economist in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University. He earned his master’s and doctorate degrees from the Department of Agricultural Economics at Oklahoma State University and his bachelor’s from Rockhurst University. Prior roles include Agricultural Economics Fellow for Sustainable Food Systems for the Farm Foundation and Managing Editor at Agricultural & Resource Economics Review. His insights have been featured in popular press outlets, including the New York Times, TIME Magazine, CNBC, USA Today, Fast Company, and Popular Science. He serves as North American Managing Editor at the International Food and Agribusiness Review and the Southern Fellow for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.