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John Gordon has more than
40 years experience working in and with developing
countries. His experience has included working at all levels of international technical
assistance as a consultant, resident advisor, project manager, programme manager and head
of an NGO and an international programme providing technical assistance. Since 1984 he has
concentrated on the practical application of information technology in developing
countries in the fields of agriculture, health, cleaner production, WTO
transparency and education.
Work Experience
- May 2009--Present: Consultant GRI, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Sept. 2008--April 2009 -- Sessional lecturer, agriculture in economic
development, Department of Food, Agriculture and Resource
Economics, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
- Jan. 1990 -- April 2009: Consultant GRI, Fergus, ON, Canada
- June 1984 to Dec. 1989: Coordinator, Field Office Automation then Chief, User Services,
Division of Management Information Systems, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
New York City, USA
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Sept. 1981 to June 1984: UNDP Resident Representative, Mbabane, Swaziland
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July 1977 to Sept. 1981: UNDP Resident Representative, Monrovia, Liberia
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Jan. 1973 to July 1977: Coordinator, United Nations Volunteer Programme, Palais des
Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
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Jan. 1971 to Dec. 1972: Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian
University Service Overseas (CUSO/SUCO), Ottawa, Canada
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Aug. 1969 to Dec. 1971: Project Manager, Project Evaluation Unit, Ministry of
Development Planning, Government of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Mar. 1966 to Aug. 1968 -- Planning Officer then Principal Planning Officer, Ministry of
Natural Resources, Government of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi
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Mar. 1964 to Mar. 1966: Press Liaison Officer, then Research Officer, Royal Commission
on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, Ottawa, Canada
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Sept. 1962 to May 1963: Graduate Assistant, Department of Agricultural Economics,
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB, Canada
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May 1957 to Mar. 1964: Journalism-- press, radio and television-- English/French--
Winnipeg and Ottawa. Three years full time and freelancing.
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Education
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BA (Economics/Geography), University of Manitoba, 1960
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MA (Agricultural Economics), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Manitoba, 1965
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Post Graduate Studies, (Rural Development) -- School of rural Economics and Related
Studies, Wye College, University of London, Wye, Kent -- Sept 1968 to August 1969
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MSc , (Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics) -- University of Guelph,
2007. Thesis: HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: Modeling the costs
of treatment
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Languages:
English and French fluent, Spanish good.
International Experience:
In addition to living and working in Canada he has lived and worked in the following
countries : Malawi (2½ years), Tanzania (2+ years), Liberia (4+ years), Swaziland (3 years), USA (5 years),
Switzerland (4 years)and England (1 year). In addition he has had
assignments of one month or longer in Bolivia, Pakistan, India, China, Burundi, Rwanda, South
Africa and Jordan as well as having short-term assignments in other countries in Asia
(Bangladesh, Brunei, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia), Africa (Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, the
Sudan), and the Middle East (Egypt). Publications:
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Health Policy:
A critique of the financial requirements to fignt HIV/AIDS, The
Lancet 2008; 372: 333-336
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Study of
the Supply and Demand for Opiates, International Narcotics Control
Board (INCB), Vienna, 10 April, 2000 (Restricted Board document).
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The Agricultural Economics of Opium Production, United Nations
International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP), Vienna, 1994
(Restricted Document).
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A Model for Estimating Future Agricultural Acreage and Production in Malawi,
Report No. 4, Agrarian Development Series, School of Rural Economics
and Related Studies, Wye College, University of London, Wye, Kent,
UK. 1971.
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