Michael Ferrari
Michael Ferrari is the vice president of applied technology and commodity research at Weather Trends International (WTI). He directs research and
product development efforts in support of the global commodities sector. He has several years of research experience which span theoretical and
applied domains of the geophysical and biophysical sciences.
Before joining WTI, Ferrari was a commodity research scientist and trader where he was involved primarily with global climate forecasting, remote sensing analysis and algorithm development, applied technology research, and commodity analysis/modeling. All of these areas come together to support trading platforms in the agriculture and energy arenas.
Before his commodities work, Ferrari was as an engineer in the chemical industry. He earned his PhD from Rutgers, where his research focused on climate geophysics and evolutionary biology. He also has a bachelor's in Applied Economics. Ferrari has published and presented research findings in several areas, including global climate modeling, pattern recognition, biometeorology, environmental metagenomics, and climate economics.
Related Resources from Michael Ferrari
Anticipating the Climate Black Swan
Weather Trends International
Weather Risks to the Global Food Supply Chain: Australian Wheat
Weather Trends International
Related Resources by Michael Ferrari from the Natural Hazards Library Staff
Global Food Index: Food and Ag Outlook
Seeking Alpha, 2009