The #EUInfluencer 2026 Rankings is created by ZN Consulting with this year marking their tenth edition. Professor Emeritus Alan Matthews is named as the number one influencer on LinkedIn in the field of agri-food.
Alan Matthews is Professor of European Agricultural Policy in the Department of Economics at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. His major research interests are agricultural policy analysis, the impact of international trade on developing countries, and computable general equilibrium analysis of trade and agricultural policy reforms. He has previously worked as a consultant to the OECD, the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations and the UN Industrial Development Organisation, and has been a panel member in a number of WTO Dispute Settlement procedures.