Affiliation: USDA Forest Service Research and Development Washington, DC

Dr. Carlos Rodríguez Franco holds a doctorate in Forest Sciences from Yale University, Master of Science degree from Colegio de Postgraduados and Bachelor’s in Agronomy with a major in Forest Sciences from Chapingo Autonomous University. In Mexico worked for the National Institute of Forestry, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Research (INIFAP) for 25 years. He was the former Forestry Research General Director at INIFAP from 1996 to 2000. Currently, he works with the US Forest Service, where he is a Senior Forester. He is the former Deputy Chief for Research and Development (2016 – 2018). He has written over 90 scientific articles published in Mexico, the USA, and the UK.