Our Team
Dr. Guillaume Lhermie, DVM, MSc, PhD
Director, The Simpson Centre
The Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy
Professor, Animal Health Economics and Policy
Head, Cattle Health Research Group, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Memberships
Simpson Centre Advisory Council
Simpson Centre Scientific Committee
Guillaume Lhermie is the Director of the Simpson Centre for Agricultural and Food Policy, located at the University of Calgary, School of Public Policy. Guillaume Lhermie also holds an appointment as Professor of Animal Health Economics and Policy at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary. Dr. Lhermie’ s research interests are in One Health and Infectious Diseases challenges, specifically the interface between animal agriculture and human health. His research focuses on the economics of antimicrobial use and resistance, the sustainability of livestock systems, and in political science on controversies in agriculture and the governance of health systems.
Guillaume Lhermie obtained a Doctoral degree in Veterinary Medicine at Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse (2005), a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics at Montpellier Supagro (2010), a Political Sciences diploma at Sciences Po Toulouse (2010) and a PhD. in Pharmaco-epidemiology and Innovation at Université de Nantes (2015). Dr. Lhermie currently serves as expert in animal health economics for international organizations (FAO, OIE, WHO), national agencies and NGOs.