RAND Expert Biography
David Aaron
Director, RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy
Expertise
Middle East, national security, terrorism, foreign policy, international economic policy
Recent Work
Middle East; Jihadism; counterterrorism
Previous Positions
Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris during Clinton administration; Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade during Clinton administration; Deputy National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter; Vice President for Mergers and Acquisitions, Oppenheimer & Co.; Vice Chairman of the Board, Oppenheimer International
Education
M.P.A., Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs, Princeton University; B.A., L.L.D. (honorary), Occidental College
Publications of Interest
Three Years After: Next Steps in the War on Terror, David Aaron, ed., RAND Corporation, 2005
Recent RAND Publications are listed here.
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: Baltimore Sun; Bloomberg News; Fox; Knight Ridder; Los Angeles Business Journal; NBC; New York Times
Commentary: Baltimore Sun; Financial Times; International Herald Tribune; United Press International; Washington Times
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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