Sally Sleeper

Biography

Sally Sleeper is director of research at the RAND Gulf States Policy Institute, and director of RAND's offices in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Jackson, Mississippi. Sleeper joined the RAND Corporation in 2000 as a management scientist. She currently works to develop projects in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama in areas where RAND analysis can help inform decisionmaking and make a difference in the region, such as coastal protection and restoration, health care, and workforce development. Her research areas include innovation and technology development, regional economic development, and organizational effectiveness. Prior to joining RAND, Sleeper was a private-sector transportation management analyst. Sleeper received a B.D. in environmental design and planning from the University of Colorado at Boulder; an M.S. in policy analysis and public management from Stony Brook University; and an M.S. in organization theory and a Ph.D. in organization science and economics from Carnegie Mellon University.