Bruce J. Held

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Deputy Director, RAND Arroyo Center
Santa Monica Office

Education

J.D., University of Maryland School of Law; M.S. in aerospace engineering, Stanford University; B.S. in general engineering and Russian, United States Military Academy, West Point

Overview

Biography

Bruce J. Held is a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation and the deputy director of RAND Arroyo Center. Since coming to RAND, he has focused his research efforts on defense acquisition, industrial base, and research and development (R&D) policy. Prior to joining RAND, Held worked in private industry as market planner and as a systems engineer. He is a former Army officer who, in addition to combat unit command and staff positions, spent seven years of his Army career conducting and managing R&D efforts—first as an armor technology manager at the Army Research Laboratory and then in a program management office developing tank guns and ammunition. Held received his B.S. from the United States Military Academy, West Point; his M.S. in aerospace engineering from Stanford University; and his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law.

Research Focus

Previous Positions

Market Planning Manager, United Defense

Recent Projects

  • DoD's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

Selected Publications

Bruce Held et al., Evaluation and Recommendations for Improvement of the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, RAND Corporation (DB-490-OSD), 2007

Bruce J. Held et al., Proposed Missions and Organization of the U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command, RAND Corporation (DB-465-A), 2005

John E. Peters et al., A Methodology for Developing Army Acquisition Strategies for an Uncertain Future, RAND Corporation (MG-532-A), 2004

W. Michael Hix et al., Rethinking Governance of the Army's Arsenals and Ammunition Plants, RAND Corporation (MR-1651-A), 2003

Bruce Held et al., Seeking Nontraditional Approaches to Collaborating and Partnering with Industry, RAND Corporation (MR-1401-A), 2003

Publications

Enhancing Small-Business Opportunities in the DoD - 2008

Estimating the Cost of Administering the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program - 2008

RAND Review: Vol. 32, No. 2, Summer 2008 - 2008

A Methodology for Developing Army Acquisition Strategies for an Uncertain Future - 2007

Improving the Department of Defense's Small Business Innovation Research Program - 2007

Improving the Department of Defense's Small Business Innovation Research Program: Addendum - 2007

Evaluation and Recommendations for Improvement of the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program - 2006

Proposed Missions and Organization of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command - 2005

Lessons from the North: Canada's Privatization of Military Ammunition Production - 2004

Privatizing Military Production - 2004

Managing the Army's Arsenals and Ammunition Plants - 2003

Options for Managing the Army’s Arsenals and Ammunition Plants - 2003

Rethinking Governance of the Army's Arsenals and Ammunition Plants - 2003

Getting Down to Business: How Innovative Partnerships with Industry Can Benefit the Army - 2002

Seeking Nontraditional Approaches to Collaborating and Partnering with Industry - 2002

Smart Management of R&D in the 21st Century: Strengthening the Army's Science and Technology Capabilities - 2001

Using Venture Capital to Improve Army Research and Development - 2000