Timothy M. Bonds

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Vice President, RAND Corporation; Director, Army Research Division (RAND Arroyo Center)
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Education

M.B.A. in business administration, Washington University in St. Louis; M.S. in aero/astro engineering, University of Illinois; B.S. in aero/astro engineering, University of Michigan

Overview

Biography

Tim Bonds is vice president and director of RAND's Army Research Division (RAND Arroyo Center).

Bonds has served in a variety of research and management roles since joining RAND in 1993. As a project leader, he has led studies on military force modernization, command and control, and commercial satellite communications. From 1999 to 2003, he was director of the Aerospace Force Development Program within RAND Project AIR FORCE. From 2003 to 2011, he was deputy director of the RAND Arroyo Center; he served as the Center's acting director for 13 months in 2009–10 while the Center's director was mobilized for active duty as a reserve officer in the U.S. Navy.

Research Focus

Selected Publications

Timothy M. Bonds, Myron Hura, Thomas-Durell Young, Enhancing Army Joint Force Headquarters Capabilities, RAND Corporation (MG-675), 2010

Timothy M. Bonds et al., Measuring the Tempo of the Mobility Air Forces, RAND Corporation (TR-150), 2005

Timothy M. Bonds et al., Employing Commercial Satellite Communications, RAND Corporation (MR-1192), 2000