Gail Latimer Cramer is an American agricultural economist, former educator, and author. His primary career focuses have been agricultural policy (particularly regarding rice and grains), marketing, and international trade. He was born on September 27, 1941, in Walla Walla, WA. Cramer obtained his B.S. at Washington State University in 1963, an M. S. at Michigan State University in 1964, and his Ph.D. from Oregon State University in 1968. He started his career as assistant professor at Montana State University in 1967, became associate professor in 1972, and professor in 1976, until he left the job in 1987 to work at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. There, he was professor until 2000 when he left to become professor and head of The Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness at Louisiana State University until 2016 when he retired. Cramer was also a visiting professor at Harvard University from 1974-1975, Winrock International in Arkansas from 1979-1980, UC Berkeley in 1993, and Ohio State in 1994. He has been listed as an important economist by Marquis Who's Who.

Cramer also published several editions of "Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness" (a textbook for university courses) and wrote study guides and instructor manual companions. These books were seen as essential reading in the field and were translated into several languages to be used internationally, including in Japanese, Spanish, Malay, Chinese, and Russian. Cramer is the recipient of numerous awards including the E.G. Nourse, American Agricultural Economics Association, Rice Research, and SAEA Lifetime Achievement awards. In 1990, Cramer was a principal founder of the International Agribusiness Management Association (IAMA) that was incorporated in Arkansas that same year. In 1992, Cramer was selected for the Distinguished Faculty Award for Research and Public Service from the Arkansas Alumni Association. He generated millions of dollars in research grants in collaboration with Dr. Eric Wailes from the U of A, among others, to further rice research. This research has taken him internationally to present seminars in places such as the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, Mexico, Taiwan, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Egypt, and England. Cramer has published over 200 reports and publications as of 2024. Some of the professional societies Cramer has been involved in include: the American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi Kappa Phi, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, and Gamma Sigma Delta. After retirement, Gail Cramer moved to Dallas, Texas with his wife, Marilyn Jean Cramer.