Dr. Glenda Humiston

Vice President, Agriculture and Natural Resources at University of California

Speaker

As Vice President of UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Glenda Humiston brings over 30 years of policy development and program implementation supporting sustainability, including time as a Peace Corps volunteer in Tunisia and several years as a consultant on environmental and agricultural issues throughout the western states. She served President Obama 2009 – 2015 as the California State Director for USDA’s Rural Development programs, where she produced a widely acclaimed guidebook on “Access to Capital” and led efforts to bring rural issues to the forefront of the state’s Economic Summit and policymakers throughout California. From 1998 – 2001 she served President Clinton as Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment at USDA. Humiston managed the Sustainable Development Institute at the 2002 World Summit for Sustainable Development in South Africa and the 2006 World Water Forum in Mexico City. She has participated in technical assistance exchanges with over 25 nations on agricultural productivity, economic development and leadership issues. Humiston earned her Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley in Environmental Science, Policy and Management; a master’s in international Agricultural Development from U.C. Davis and a bachelor’s degree in animal science from Colorado State University.