Bui Dung The is currently Associate Dean of Department of Academic Affairs and chair of Department of Economic Management at the Faculty of Economics and Development Studies of Hue University of Economics. He is also Director of Economy and Environment Institute Vietnam, a member of Economy and Environment Partnership for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA). He received his PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of the Philippines at Los Banos in 1999. His career has been devoted to teaching and conducting policy-oriented research focused on agricultural and rural development and natural resource management.