Floria Consulting

Dr. Richard Bin Mei has consulting and research experience in the forest and finance industries since 2009. He leads Floria’s research and business development. Dr. Mei has published a book entitled "Forestland Investment: Valuation and Analysis" and over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles on topics related to timberland investment and forest carbon. He is Professor and Director of Natural Resources Finance Initiative at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment. Prior to that, he was Hargreaves Professor of Forest Finance at the University of Georgia. He earned MS in Forest Economics at Mississippi State University and PhD in Forest Finance at the University of Georgia.

 

Dr. Mei's publications are available at his ResearchGate or Google Scholar page.

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Dr. Mingshu Zhang, CPA, leads Floria’s accounting and statistical analysis programs. She manages client consulting projects and delivers presentations related to business analytics. She earned MA in Accountancy and MS in Statistics at the University of Georgia, and PhD in Agriculture Science at Mississippi State University. Dr. Zhang has years of experience in public accounting and statistical data analysis.