G-20 Summit
Pittsburgh, PA — September 24-25, 2009
The City of Pittsburgh has been selected to host the next G-20 summit on September 24-25, 2009. The G-20 consists of the leaders of 19 countries plus the European Union, representing 85% of the world's economy. At the summit, leaders will take stock of progress made since the Washington and London summits and discuss further actions to assure a sound and sustainable recovery from the global economic and financial crisis.
RAND Experts for the G-20
The experts below represent those staff most capable of commenting on issues important to the G-20. They are but a fraction of RAND's research staff. For a full listing of RAND's experts available to the media, please visit the complete Experts Guide.
These experts are available for comment to policymakers, journalists, and public officials. RAND is a nonpartisan institution and as such does not take political positions on issues.
* Denotes Pittsburgh-based experts available for in-person interviews
G-20 Background
International Relations and Finance
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Robert D. Blackwill |
Arms control; international finance; nuclear warfare; Russia; the Middle East |
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China; Iraq; the Middle East; Russia; Ukraine; energy; post-conflict societies; transition economies; international finance | |
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James Dobbins |
Afghanistan; Balkans; Europe, Iraq; the Middle East; NATO; trends and issues in international security; U.S.-foreign relations; international finance |
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Corporate ethics and governance; health care law and regulation; health privacy, bioinformatics, and health information networking; legal and regulatory structures for responding to terrorist attacks; mass litigation; medical malpractice | |
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Asia; China; Japan; civil-military relations; international politics | |
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Robert E. Hunter |
NATO; the European Union; the Middle East; Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan; Russia; military strategy; international development |
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Economic growth and development; international economics; education; technological change; macroeconomics | |
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Diplomacy; Europe; Iraq; NATO; U.S.-foreign relations; international finance | |
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International trade and investment; multinational enterprise; international economic development; economics and national security; subnational international economic relations and programs | |
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International affairs; international finance; energy; Russia and Eurasia | |
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International economic policy; relationships between economic issues and foreign and defense policy (particularly in Asia and Europe); international risk assessment |
G-20 and Pittsburgh
Economic Development, Security
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Domestic preparedness; homeland security; military strategy; trends and issues in international security | |
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Mathematical modeling of complex systems for policy analysis; cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analyses; public and private organization management; international social and economic issues | |
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National security; international affairs; homeland security; counterterrorism; law enforcement |
Environment and Energy
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Energy; environment; emergency responder safety | |
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China; Iraq; the Middle East; Russia; Ukraine; energy; post-conflict societies; transition economies; international finance | |
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Water resources development and policy; energy and environment; nuclear waste; public administration | |
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Climate change; environment; long-term policy analysis; risk and uncertainty management; strategy under uncertainty | |
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Professional ethics; transportation and aging; transportation finance; transportation and land use; transportation and the environment; urban transportation planning |
U.S. and International Labor Markets
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Terrorism and conflicts; labor and household behavior; workforce and labor markets; international social and economic issues; Israel and Middle East studies | |
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Titus Galama |
Health and retirement behavior; labor markets; technology-based economic development; science and technology; education; science and engineering workforce |
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Military recruiting, retention, and compensation |
Health Care Reform and the Economy
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Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin |
Health economics; health care financing and insurance; medicare; consumer-driven health plans |
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Elizabeth A. McGlynn |
Quality of health care; health care reform |
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