Gordon C. Rausser

Gordon Rausser is the Robert Gordon Sproul Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Dean Emeritus of the Rausser College of Natural Resources, and a Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley. His illustrious career spans academic achievement, institutional leadership, and a remarkable record of scholarly influence, with over 300 published articles and 19 books.

Professor Rausser has been recognized with more than 40 distinguished research awards, including the Publication of Enduring Quality Award, multiple Research Discovery Awards, and several honors for Best Journal Articles. His impact has been acknowledged beyond professional economic associations, earning honors such as the American Antitrust Institute Award (2014), the USDA Secretary’s Award for Outstanding Service (2000), the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Award for public policy research (2000), and the U.S. State Department Superior Unit Citation Award (1990). In 2020, the American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) named its annual keynote address in his honor, recognizing his exceptional intellectual leadership and mentorship. That same year, UC Berkeley permanently renamed its College of Natural Resources as the Rausser College in recognition of his philanthropic support. Most recently, he received the Emeriti of the Year Award from the UC Berkeley Emeriti Association (2025), prompting the selection committee to ask—tongue-in-cheek—whether he had ever truly retired.

Professor Rausser has been elected Fellow of the American Agricultural Economics Association (1990), the American Statistical Association (1991), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1993). He is also a Fulbright Fellow (1987).

At UC Berkeley, Professor Rausser demonstrated transformative leadership. He led the 1988 restructuring of the Economics Department, chaired the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics for three separate terms, and served as Dean of the College of Natural Resources (1994–2000). During his deanship, he negotiated the pioneering Berkeley-Novartis Agreement—the first campus-based public-private R&D partnership—establishing a precedent for similar collaborations across U.S. research universities.

In recent years, he has continued to shape Berkeley’s strategic trajectory. He co-chaired the 2020–2024 philanthropic campaign, served as a Berkeley Fellow, and led faculty steering committees to develop a shared vision for the Berkeley Space Center at Moffett Field. Beyond academia, he has held leadership positions on over 20 corporate boards, including five chairmanships, and served as trustee at Palo Alto University (1999–2018) and Central European University (2023–present).

Professor Rausser’s editorial contributions are extensive. He has served as editor for the Journal of the American Statistical Association, the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, and the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. He is the founding and ongoing editor of the Annual Review of Resource Economics (2006–present) and co-editor of four volumes of the Handbook of Agricultural Economics.

His public service includes appointments as Senior Economist at the President’s Council of Economic Advisors (1986–1987), Chief Economist at the Agency for International Development at the U.S. State Department (1988–1990), and President of the Institute of Policy Reform in Washington, D.C. (1990–1994).

In 2019, a Festschrift symposium was held in his honor, convening global economists to explore pressing issues shaped by his research and influence. For further details on Professor Rausser’s career and contributions, see the edited volume Modern Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy: Essays in Honor of Gordon Rausser.

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