Richard Thomas Crowder (born 1939) is an American government official and academic who served as Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative and Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs.
[2][3] Crowder was a member of the boards of directors of Mendel Biotechnology, Inc. and Neogen.
[4] Prior to entering public service, Crowder first worked for Exxon as a staff economist, then for Wilson, the Pillsbury Company, and Eckrich.
[5] Crowder served as the Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs from 1989 to 1992 before becoming the Senior Vice President of DeKalb Genetics Corporation, then head of the American Seed Trade Association.
In 2013, Crowder was the recipient of the American Farm Bureau's Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award.