# Troy Thompson
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: Assistant Professor of Practice
Office:
: AGLS 210M
Email:
: [[email protected]](https://agecon.tamu.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#376345584e19635f585a474458597756501943565a4219525342)
Phone:
: (979) 393-0953
[Troy Thompson's Website](https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n24fe845d/Persons/View%20All)
## Education
Undergraduate Education
: B.S. Agriculture and Agriculture Business, Sam Houston State University
Graduate Education
: M.S. Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
## Areas of Expertise
- Analytics Energy economics
- Business planning and management
- Farm management
- Production economics
## Professional Summary
Troy Thompson is a lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics. He joined the department in August of 2021. Previously, Thompson was the Business Planning and Analytics Manager at Chevron, a multinational energy company. Prior to that, he worked in market analysis and strategic planning for Deloitte, a financial services company, and Halliburton, a large oilfield services company. Troy is past president and senior fellow of the United States Association for Energy Economics. He is a member of Tyrus R. Timm Honor Registry and was recipient of a Professional Service Award from the Western Agricultural Economics Association (WAEA) in 2010.