Guillaume LHERMIE

Director of the Simpson Centre for agricultural and food innovation and public education · ENVT · company speakers →

Dr. Guillaume Lhermie is the director of the Simpson Centre for agricultural and food innovation and public education, located at the University of Calgary, School of Public Policy. Dr. Lhermie is also adjunct professor in animal health and veterinary public health economics. Priot to working in France and Canada, he worked at Cornell University for 5 years. Dr. Lhermie is a veterinarian by training; he also has an MSc in Economics and a PhD in pharmaco-epidemiology and innovation. Before working in academia, Dr. Lhermie worked in mixed veterinary private practice for few years, as well as in veterinary pharmaceutical industry as research and development project manager and medical director for more than eight years. Dr. Lhermie’ s research interests are in planetary health and infectious diseases challenges, specifically the interface between animal agriculture and human health. His research focuses on the economics of antimicrobial use and resistance at the farm, supply chains, and global levels. Most recently, his research has been concentrating on sustainability challenges, developing qualitative and quantitative models aiming to analyze the impact of antimicrobial use on social-ecological systems, and evaluating the impact of policies. Dr. Lhermie also serves as expert in animal health economics for international organizations, national agencies and NGOs. Overall, Dr. Lhermie’s activities intend to inform policymakers, helping them to design sound and acceptable policies.

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