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McKee, Gregory

Directory Profile for Gregory McKee

Associate Professor, Director, MAB Chair of Intercollegiate Faculty of Agribusiness
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Education

Undergraduate Education
B.A., Economics, Brigham Young University
Graduate Education
M.S., Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis
Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis

Areas of Expertise

  • Agribusiness Management
  • Agricultural Cooperatives
  • Banking
  • Corporate Finance

Professional Summary

Gregory McKee, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University, where he serves as Food and Agribusiness Management Director, Director of the Master of Agribusiness program, and Chair of the Intercollegiate Faculty of Agribusiness.
McKee’s teaching and research focus on agribusiness management, agricultural cooperatives, banking, and corporate finance. His work examines financial performance, capital structure, governance, credit, and strategic management issues affecting cooperatives, agribusiness firms, community banks, and credit unions. His scholarship contributes to applied understanding of cooperative finance, agribusiness strategy, rural financial institutions, and the role of governance and regulation in financial decision-making.

Selected Publications

McKee, G., & Froelich, K. 2016. “Executive Succession Planning: Barriers and Substitutes in Nonprofit Organizations.” Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 87(4):587–601.

Briggeman, B.C., Jacobs, K.L., Kenkel, P., & McKee, G. 2016. “Current Trends in Cooperative Finance.” Agricultural Finance Review, 76(3):402–410.

McKee, G.J. 2008. “The Financial Performance of North Dakota Grain Marketing and Farm Supply Cooperatives.” Journal of Cooperatives, 21:15–34.

McKee, G., & Kagan, A. 2018. “Community Bank Structure: An X-Efficiency Approach.” Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 51(1):19–41.

Royer, J., & McKee, G. 2021. “Optimal Capital Structure in Agricultural Cooperatives and Implications for Equity Retirement.” Agricultural Finance Review, 81(2):277–291.