Experts Profiles

Richard Gilmore

Richard Gilmore is the founder of The GIC Group. In addition to his responsibilities as CEO, Mr. Gilmore is currently serving as Private Sector Adviser to the White House, State Department, and USDA for the Global Food Security Initiative, He has served as a commodity commentator for CNN and CNBC, public speaker, author of books and articles, advisor to U.S. federal and state institutions on commodity markets, agribusiness, ag carbon, food safety, and biofuel issues, and Board Member and Advisory Council Member for several well-known biotechnology companies, non-profit organizations, and academic and think tank institutions. He has a PhD in Trade Economics and was previously a Fulbright and Rockefeller Foundation Fellow.

Tong Sun

Tong Sun is the founder of BRIC Global Agricultural Consultants. In addition to his responsibilities as CEO and Chief Analyst, Mr Sun is an expert in Sugar \Corn \Soybean \Oils industry, and mathematics economic models. He has two degrees in Astrophysics and Economics in Peking University, and years of working experience in Economic and Development Institute in CAAS and famous futures companies. He gave many speeches on sugar and hog industries in China.

Yangjun Lu

Yangjun is the China Director/Senior Analyst of GIC Group and holds an MBA from George Washington University and a Bachelors degree from a noted university in China. He is an expert on the agricultural market, international trade and investment issues, and advises GIC clients on mergers and acquisitions and investment strategies in agribusiness, including fertilizer, animal feeds, grains, and livestock products. His current projects include research and analysis of global commodities, fertilizer, livestock and agri-food sector, agricultural carbon credit indices and the Global Food Safety Forum (GFSF).