muthusami kumaran

Dr. Muthusami Kumaran is the Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Management & Community Organizations, Department of Family, Youth & Community Sciences, College of Agricultural & Life Sciences, University of Florida, USA. He was born and raised in Rajapalayam. He received a Ph.D. in Urban and Public Affairs from the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA, and a Ph.D. in Public Administration from the University of Madras, where he also earned his two Master’s degrees and a Bachelor’s of Science. Before his academic career, he worked as the Director of Research at a nonprofit organization in Washington, DC., and then as an official of the State Government of Kentucky, USA. He has assisted in the organizational capacity building of numerous NGOs in several countries across the world. He has conducted research about NGO sectors in various countries and published extensively. Dr. Kumaran has been awarded numerous honors including 2015 University of Florida Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences International Achievement Award, 2015 University of Florida Junior Faculty International Educator of the Year Award, and the 2015 North American Colleges & Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Educator Award. In addition to serving as a Trustee of Sethu Valliammal Educational Trust, he also serves as the Director of the Board of three major nonprofits in the USA and an International NGO that promotes agriculture in developing nations. He is a member of the Global Environmental Advisory Committee, based in Jeju Island, South Korea.