David Flynn is an associate professor of Food Studies and Liberal Arts at CIA’s New York campus. A member of the CIA faculty since 2008, he teaches courses in public policy and economics, including Food Policy, Building Sustainable Food Systems: Theory and Practice, Principles of Macroeconomics, and Principles of Microeconomics.
Flynn’s teaching and research interests lie in the political economy of food—the nexus of government and markets. It’s through this lens that he examines sustainability and justice in the food system. In addition to teaching, he has worked in international development on projects related to gender equity and environmental sustainability.
He holds a master’s degree in International Affairs, with a concentration in Economic and Political Development and an area specialization in Latin America, from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Hunter College (CUNY).