Michelle Klieger

Michelle Klieger is an agricultural economist with 15 years of agricultural and business consulting experience. An economist and international trade expert, she works with global agricultural businesses, agtech companies, trade associations, governments, and philanthropic foundations. Her knowledge of farm economics, and agricultural supply chains.

Her international trade experience includes promoting exports of agriculture goods, harmonizing trade regulations, promoting intellectual property rights, supporting the adoption of science-based phytosanitary regulations, and removing technical barriers to trade. She helps her clients explore new business ideas, assess their feasibility, and remove barriers to trade. Michelle is a professional speaker, the author of The Demise of Free Trade, and host of The Grower & The Economist podcast. She taught Economics at Bentley University and holds a Master’s in Agriculture Economics from Purdue University and an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.