Background
Sumner, Daniel Alan was born on December 5, 1950 in Fairfield, California, United States.
Sumner, Daniel Alan was born on December 5, 1950 in Fairfield, California, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Management, California State Polytechnic University, 1971. Master of Arts in Economics, Michigan State University, 1973. Master of Arts in Economics, University Chicago, 1977.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1978.
Post-doctoral fellow, labor and population group, economic department, Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1977-1978. Assistant professor North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1978-1983, associate professor, 1983-1987, professor, 1987-1992. Resident fellow Resources for the Future, Washington, 1986-1987.
Senior economist President's Council of Economic Advisers, 1987-1988. Deputy assistant secretary for economics United States Department of Agriculture, 1990-1991, assistant secretary for economics, 1992-1993. Frank H. Buck Junior professor department agricultural economics University California, Davis, since 1993.
Director University California Agricultural Issues Center, since 1997. Chair International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium, 1997-1999. Member United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade, 2001-2003.
Member American Agricultural Economics Association, International Association Agricultural Economists.