Leslie Verteramo Chiu

Research Associate, Tata-Cornell Institute, Department of Global Development

About

Dr. Leslie Verteramo Chiu is a research economist at the Tata-Cornell Institute (TCI) in the Department of Global Development at Cornell University. His research area includes risk management for smallholder farmers, food-value chains, and agricultural finance, all under the context of developing countries. At TCI, he analyzes the effects of interventions on farmer producer organizations in Mexico. He received a PhD in applied economics from Cornell University, master’s degree in quality and productivity from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in Mexico, and a bachelor’s degree in business and economics from Sophia University in Japan.

Interests

Risk management for smallholder farmers

Food-value chains

Entrepreneurship

Contact Information

ljv9 [at] cornell.edu

- Tata-Cornell Institute
- Department of Global Development

Leslie in the news

Local beekeepers and researchers examine an open log with a Melipona favosa nest during a workshop

News

July 10, 2024

Beekeeping, hydropower: Cornell Atkinson awards nearly $1M in grants

Cornell Atkinson’s annual Academic Venture Fund will provide nearly $1 million in seed funding to support research teams across five colleges and 11 departments, many with key external partnerships.

Cornell Atkinson
Animal Science
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology