Development Team -- sustinableworld.com

John Gordon has more than 40 years experience working in and with developing countries. His experience has included working at all levels of international technical assistance as a consultant, resident advisor, project manager, programme manager and head of an NGO and an international programme providing technical assistance. Since 1984 he has concentrated on the practical application of information technology in developing countries in the fields of agriculture (concentrating on food security and safety), health (concentrating on HIV/AIDS), cleaner production, water and sanitation, WTO transparency and education.

**Work Experience**
Jan. 1990 -- Present: Consultant GRI, Ottawa, ON, Canada Sept. 2008--April 2009 -- Sessional lecturer, agriculture in economic development, Department of Food, Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada June 1984 to Dec. 1989: Coordinator, Field Office Automation then Chief, User Services, Division of Management Information Services, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), New York City, USA Sept. 1981 to June 1984: UNDP Resident Representative, Mbabane, Swaziland July 1977 to Sept. 1981: UNDP Resident Representative, Monrovia, Liberia Jan. 1973 to July 1977: Coordinator, United Nations Volunteer Programme, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland Jan. 1971 to Dec. 1972: Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO/SUCO), Ottawa, Canada Aug. 1969 to Dec. 1971: Project Manager, Project Evaluation Unit, Ministry of Development Planning, Government of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Mar. 1966 to Aug. 1968 -- Planning Officer then Principal Planning Officer, Ministry of Natural Resources, Government of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi Mar. 1964 to Mar. 1966: Press Liaison Officer, then Research Officer, Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, Ottawa, Canada Sept. 1962 to May 1963: Graduate Assistant, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB, Canada May 1957 to Mar. 1964: Journalism-- press, radio and television-- English/French-- Winnipeg and Ottawa. Three years full time and freelancing.

**Education**
BA (Economics/Geography), University of Manitoba, 1960 MA (Agricultural Economics), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Manitoba, 1965 Post Graduate Studies, (Rural Development) -- School of rural Economics and Related Studies, Wye College, University of London, Wye, Kent -- Sept 1968 to August 1969 MSc , (Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics) -- University of Guelph, 2007. Thesis: HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: Modeling the costs of treatment

International Experience:
In addition to living and working in Canada he has lived and worked in Malawi (2½ years), Tanzania (2+ years), Liberia (4+ years), Swaziland (3 years), USA (5 years), Switzerland (4 years)and England (1 year). In addition he has had long term assignments in Bolivia, Pakistan, India, China, Burundi, Rwanda, South Africa and Jordan as well as having short-term assignments in other countries in Asia (Bangladesh, Brunei, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia), Africa (Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, the Sudan), and the Middle East (Egypt).