David Zilberman holds the Robinson Chair in the Agricultural and Resource Economics Department at UC Berkeley. He received the 2019 Wolf Prize in Agriculture and was elected a U.S. National Academy of Sciences 2019 member.
David served as the 2018-19 President of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA). He's a fellow of AAEA, AERE, and EAERE, among others, and has published in professional and popular outlets. He has over 400 referenced journal articles,ranging from Science to ARE-Update, and has edited 30 books. In addition, he has served as a Consultant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USDA, the World Bank, FAO, MARS, BP, and others. He co-founded the Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program and is the academic director of the Berkeley MDP program.
David's research analyzes water, innovation, supply chain, agriculture, energy, and the environment. He has researched the economics and political economy of agricultural biotechnology and the potential of the bioeconomy. In addition, he has been working on water policy programs and the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education
Tel Aviv University, Israel - B. A. Economics, Statistics
University of California at Berkeley - Ph.D. Agricultural and Resource Economics
