Robert Kenny
Special Assistant to the Director of OIRED, and Senior Project
Associate
Phone: (540) 231-9668
E-mail: rkenny@vt.edu
Expertise: Forestry, biodiversity conservation and natural resource management.
Education: Master of Forestry, Yale University, 1999. Bachelor of Science - Political Economy of the Natural Resources, University of California at Berkeley, 1993.
Languages: Spanish and English.
Countries of work experience: Bolivia, Japan, Argentina, United States.
Experience Summary: Robert has over ten years experience with forestry and biodiversity conservation activities. Before coming to Virginia Tech, Robert worked with The Nature Conservancy as Chief of Party of BOLFOR II, a sustainable forestry project in Bolivia, and Deputy Director of the Bolivia Program, where he managed several protected area projects. Prior to that, he was Deputy Director of the Environment Office at USAID/Bolivia, and served as Cognizant Technical Officer for forestry and cleaner development activities. Robert has also worked with the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) in Yokohama, Japan; the Ministry for Sustainable Development in La Paz, Bolivia; and forest products companies in the United States and Argentina.
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