He earned a Ph.D. in economics in 1998 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, his M.S. in agricultural economics at Iowa State University in 1995 and his B.S. in economics at the University of the West Indies in 1992. He taught as a visiting assistant professor at Centre College (Ky.) between 1999 and 2000, and was a lecturer in economics at the University of the West Indies between 2000 and 2002. Prior to joining the College, he was the director of the School of Economic Development at Georgia Southern University, where he served on the faculty from 2002 to 2012. Dr. Gibbison is the moderator of the panel. (Quote from College of Charleston website: http://president.cofc.edu/administration/officersanddeans/godfrey-gibbison.php)