Molly Burress

Deputy Director for Data Management
molly.burress@usda.gov

Briefly

Molly Burress is deputy director for data management in the Market and Trade Economics Division (MTED) of USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS).

Background

Molly joined MTED’s Office of the Director in 2020. Previously, she served MTED as assistant director for communications and as managing editor, web communications.

Education

Molly earned a Ph.D. in agricultural economics from the University of Missouri in 2007. She also earned a master’s degree in public administration and international development management from Rutgers University and a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Wichita State University.

Selected Publications

Dumortier, J., Crespi, J., Hayes, D., Burress, M., Valcu-Lisman, A., & Lewandrowski, J. (2024) Regional economic aspects of carbon markets and anaerobic digesters in the USA: The case of swine production. Biofuels, Bioproducts, and Biorefining. https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2615.

Cook, M. L., & Burress, M. J. (2013). The impact of CEO tenure on cooperative governance. Managerial and Decision Economics, 34.

Burress, M. J., & Cook, M. L. (2009). Netchain leadership in the U.S. ethanol sector. In D. Zylbersztajn, & O. Omta (Eds.), Advances in supply chain analysis in agri-food systems (pp 207–230). Singular.

Burress, M. J., & Cook, M. L. (2009). Lessons from community entrepreneurship: The concept of spawning. In R. Fanfani (Ed.), The role of cooperatives in the European agri-food system. University of Bologna Press.

Burress, M. J., Cook, M. L., & Klein, P.G. (2008). The clustering of organizational innovation: Developing governance models for vertical integration. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 11(4).