Colin Khoury
Global Conservation Lead
- Nationality: United States
- Language spoken: English and Spanish
- Favourite Crop: Feijoa
Colin Khoury coordinates the Global Conservation Consortium for Food Plants, in a dual position between the Crop Trust and the New York Botanical Garden.
Colin studied agroecology and plant genetic resource conservation, completing a Master of Science at the University of Birmingham, UK and a PhD at Wageningen University, Netherlands.
Through his career, he has worked in international, nonprofit, government, industry, and academic organizations in North America, Europe, and South America. Having worked as an intern and then Scientific Associate at the Crop Trust much earlier in his career, Colin is thrilled to return to the Crop Trust to focus on further developing the global system of ex situ conservation. He is deeply interested in food plant diversity, biocultural conservation, and plant genetic resources, including crops and their wild relatives.