Professor Edward J. Balistreri became the Duane Acklie College of Business Yeutter Institute Chair at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in August 2020. The Acklie Chair resides in the Department of Economics and serves as a core faculty member of the Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance. Professor Balistreri has contributed to climate and trade-policy debates as an academic, a research economist at the United States International Trade Commission, and as a consultant.  This experience gives him a unique and informed perspective as both an educator and researcher. He has considerable expertise working with legal teams in the analysis of trade agreements and trade disputes, including a decomposition of policy impacts for US states, and with a focus on agricultural and energy products.  Prior to joining the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Balistreri held academic positions at Iowa State University and the Colorado School of Mines.  Balistreri earned his master’s and doctorate degrees in economics from the University of Colorado-Boulder and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Arizona State University.