Dr. Thomas P. Zacharias, President

Dr. Zacharias joined NCIS in July of 1990. He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Illinois, with B.S. and M.S. degrees in Agricultural-Economics from Texas A&M University. Prior to NCIS, Dr. Zacharias was an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Dr. Zacharias also served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. At Iowa State University, Dr. Zacharias held an extension appointment with farm and risk management responsibilities which included extension workshops and schools for crop insurance and marketing. At Louisiana State University Dr. Zacharias held a research and teaching appointment with responsibilities in farm management and production economics. Dr. Zacharias taught graduate and undergraduate courses in farm management, production economics, and quantitative methods.

Dr. Zacharias has published three book chapters, twelve refereed journal articles, three book reviews in peer-reviewed journals, and over 75 other publications, including numerous professional and agricultural extension presentations. In 1993, Dr. Zacharias co-authored a paper published in the 1993 Casualty Actuarial Society Forum entitled, "Crop-Hail Insurance Ratemaking." He has co-authored a paper entitled, "Ratemaking Considerations for Multiple Peril Crop Insurance," published in the Winter, 2000 Casualty Actuarial Society Forum.

Since 1990, Dr. Zacharias has worked exclusively in the area of crop insurance including both public sector and private sector involvement. His university experience focused on farm management and production economics with a primary emphasis on risk management.

Dr. Zacharias has also been an invited speaker at reinsurance seminars, commodity association meetings, as well as international insurance association meetings.