Mark Manfredo

Mark Manfredo is the Dean's Council Distinguished Professor and Professor at the Morrison School of Agribusiness within Arizona State University's W. P. Carey School of Business. His research focuses on commodity price analysis, futures and options markets, and agribusiness risk management. He has held administrative roles including Director of the Morrison School (2013–2020) and Associate Dean for the Polytechnic Campus. Manfredo teaches courses in commodity markets, risk management, and agribusiness finance, and advises Barrett Honors College students.

Education: Ph.D. (1999) and M.S. (1994) in Agricultural Economics from the University of Illinois and New Mexico State University, respectively, and a B.S. (1992) from California State University–Fresno.

Research interests include agribusiness finance, futures markets, volatility forecasting, and hedging strategies. He co-chaired the NCCC-134 Commodity Price Analysis Conference (2007–2011) and serves on the editorial board of Agribusiness: An International Journal. Awards include ASU's 2007 Faculty Achievement Award for Teaching and the Western Agricultural Economics Association's Undergraduate Teaching Award.

He contributes to industry via board membership with the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance and executive education programs on agricultural finance and supply chains. His over 50 publications span leading journals like American Journal of Agricultural Economics and Energy Economics.