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Brian Perry
Professor Brian Perry, a veterinarian by profession and international development scientist with over 45 years of professional experience. He has lived and worked in UK, Ethiopia, Colombia, Zambia, USA and Kenya, and undertaken research projects and consultancies in many countries of Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America. His professional expertise lies in five key areas: a) the epidemiology, dynamics and economic impacts of livestock diseases in Africa, Asia and Latin America; b) the roles of livestock in processes of development and inclusive economic growth in developing countries; c) the leading and management of independent evaluations of publicly-funded investments in agricultural development and health in different regions of the world; d) the planning and facilitation of research and development agendas and events; and e) the use of probing interviews as a science communication tool.
He has published more than 250 scientific articles in refereed journals, books, book chapters and scientific proceedings as author or co-author, and is regularly invited to speak at international scientific meetings. In 2002 he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to veterinary science in developing countries. In 2004 he won the Outstanding International Scientist Award of the Consultative Group for International Research, and in 2012 the British Veterinary Association presented him the Blackburn Award for outstanding contributions to animal health and welfare in Africa, Asia and Latin America. He holds Honorary Professorships at the Universities of Edinburgh and Pretoria, and a Visiting Professorship at the University of Oxford. He is a UK national and lives in the Rift Valley of Kenya.