Brian D. Healy serves as the Director of Global Ethanol Market Development for the U.S. Grains Council, a non-profit organization that operates globally to promote the use of U.S. barley, corn, sorghum and related products including ethanol. In this capacity, Healy oversees development and execution of the Council’s global ethanol program including strategy development, program implementation, public affairs, and strategic partnerships.

Prior to the Council, Healy worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) as an agricultural economist. In this position, he conducted global economic and trade policy analyses on strategic issues impacting U.S. and global agricultural trade. Healy also served as the president of a professional advisory committee at FAS, a role in which he set the strategic direction and lead a team of officers in creating and improving access to professional development activities and resources for 300 professionals.

Healy holds a master’s degree in agricultural and resource economics from the University of California, Davis and a bachelor’s degree in agricultural and resource economics from the University of Maryland.