Sylvain Charlebois
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| Born | March 30, 1970 |
| Alma mater | University of Sherbrooke, University of Montreal, , Royal Military College |
| Occupation | Academic |
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is Associate Dean and Professor in the College of Management and Economics at the University of Guelph[1] in Ontario, Canada. From 2004 to 2010, he was a member of the Faculty of Business Administration of the University of Regina in Regina, Canada. He also served as the Director of the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (Regina Campus).[2] He is the author of four books on global food systems, one in French (Pas dans mon assiette: Manger est-il devenu risqué?, an essay on food security and safety). He is also co-author of Real People, Real Decisions published by Pearson Education Canada [1]. He is the project lead of the University of Guelph Food Retail Price Index (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) and the World Ranking Food Safety Performance Report (2008, 2010).[3]
His current research interest lies in the broad area of food distribution and safety, and has published many articles in several academic journals. Dr. Charlebois is an associate researcher with many Research Centres and Think Tanks and has worked with the CD Howe Institute and the Conference Board of Canada. His research has been featured in a number of publications, including The Economist, The Globe and Mail, the National Post, the Toronto Star, Maclean's and La Presse, as well as on the Business News Network, CBC Radio and CBC Television, Global, CTV, TVOntario and TVA. Dr. Charlebois is a member of the National Expert Board of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and member of the Global Food Traceability Center's Advisory Council [2] based in Washington, D.C.. He has testified on several occasions before parliamentary committees on food policy-related issues as an expert witness. He has been asked to act as an advisor on food and agricultural policies in many Canadian provinces, in the United States, Brazil, Italy, France, Belgium, China, Great Britain, Finland and the Netherlands.
Charlebois is a two-time winner of the prestigious International Emerald Lit Award in research (2008, 2012).[4]
Charlebois holds degrees from the Royal Military College of Canada, the University of Montreal and the University of Sherbrooke.