Eric Peltz

Biography

Eric Peltz is acting director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He is also director of the RAND Supply Chain Policy Center, which conducts research that addresses issues critical to the supply chains that drive the U.S. and international economies, with a special emphasis on freight transportation policy and infrastructure. Peltz serves on the Board of Directors of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and co-chairs the CSCMP Research Strategies Committee. He has led research projects on a broad range of supply chain management, fleet management, and deployment issues. Key projects have included an assessment of the logistics supportability of alternative options for a drawdown of forces in Iraq, an overall assessment of Operation Iraqi Freedom logistics that led to significant improvements in the supply chain, an overall concept and guiding principles for an ideal Department of Defense supply chain, and improved integration of inventory and transportation planning that has led to better support in Southwest Asia at substantially less total cost. Before joining RAND, Peltz held positions in production and engineering management, and he also served in the U.S. Army. Peltz is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy and earned both his M.B.A. and M.S.E. at the University of Michigan.