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Al Melhim, PhD

Senior Director, Business Intelligence

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

In this role at AEM, Al Melhim provides direct support to the Ag Board and is AEM’s staff liaison in the Sustainability Council. He also supports AEM’s role in the Agrievolution Alliance and assists with member functions and services such as Business Intelligence, statistics, and data analytics. Al’s 25+ year career has been centered around agriculture, food and agribusiness, and the financial services industries. Prior to joining AEM, Al worked at the world’s largest Food and Ag lender as vice president of research, focusing on value-chain economics of the horticultural industry. Al also has ample experience in the equipment manufacturing industry, having served as manager of credit risk and statistics, focusing on analytics and applied research, and linking agricultural commodity markets to the demand of agricultural equipment.

Al has a diverse academic background. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Agricultural Engineering, a Master of Science degree in Horticulture, a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics, and a Ph.D. in Applied Economics & Econometrics.