Glenn L Denning

Glenn Denning is Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, where he directs the Master of Public Administration in Development Practice. He chairs the Earth Institute’s Practice Committee and is Senior Policy Advisor for the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Denning has advised governments and other organizations on agriculture and food security in more than 50 countries. He served on the UN Millennium Project Hunger Task Force (2004-6), the Senior Steering Group of the UN High Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis (2009-13), and the Technical Advisory Committee of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (2010-13). Prior to joining SIPA, Denning worked in international agricultural research for 24 years and held senior management positions at International Rice Research Institute and the World Agroforestry Centre. He received his B.Agr.Sc. and M.Agr.Sc. from the University of Queensland, his Ph.D. from the University of Reading, and his M.P.A. from the Harvard Kennedy School.