Roger L. Burford, Ph.D.

Our owner, Dr. Roger L. Burford, received his undergraduate education in statistics and business administration at the University of Mississippi.  He then earned his masters degree in economics at the University of Mississippi.  After completion of his masters degree, Dr. Burford earned his Ph.D. degree in economics and statistics under a Ford Foundation fellowship at Indiana University in Bloomington.  Later he did post doctoral work at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg under a summer Ford Foundation post doctoral fellowship.

During his last year at Indiana University, Dr. Burford served on the economics faculty there, replacing his major professor who was away for the year.  Dr. Burford then served on the graduate faculty for three years at Georgia State University, where he was Assistant Professor of economics, then Associate Professor of Economics.  After three years at Georgia State University, Dr. Burford moved to Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he served on the graduate faculty for 29 years until he retired in 1992.  During his tenure at Louisiana State University, Dr. Burford was an Associate Professor, Full Professor, Director of Research for the College of Business, and also served as the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors for the Governor of Louisiana.  Also, during this period he took a year off as Fulbright Professor of Economics at National Taiwan University in Taipei. In addition to his work at EIRI, Dr. Burford also teaches at The University of Phoenix, and serves as a volunteer counselor for people who are starting up new businesses with S.C.O.R.E.

During his academic years, Dr. Burford published three books and some 110 to 120 research monographs and articles in refereed regional, national, and international journals.  He presented many academic research papers at conferences throughout the United States, Holland, Taiwan, and Australia.

In addition to his academic persuits, Dr. Burford has served as a consultant to many local and national companies, associations, and government agencies on a part-time basis.  Since his academic retirement, he has worked full-time as a professional consultant in his capacity as president and owner of EIRI.