Dr. Johansson is the Director of Economics & Policy Analysis for the American Sugar Alliance, the national coalition of sugarbeet and sugarcane growers, processors, and refiners. Previously, Dr. Johansson served as the Chief Economist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 2015 and 2021. He was responsible for establishing the Farm Production and Conservation (or FPAC) mission area in 2017 and acted as its first Deputy Undersecretary. Dr. Johansson has held senior positions at the Office of Management and Budget, the Congressional Budget Office, and at the White House Council of Economic Advisers. He received his doctorate in Agricultural & Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota in 2000. Rob also served in the U.S. Peace Corps in the Democratic Republic of Congo (1990-1991) and in Gabon (1992-1995).