RAND Expert Biography
Obaid Younossi
Senior Management Scientist
Expertise
Benefit-cost analysis, defense acquisition, industrial base, resource management, security cooperation, technology and innovation
Recent Work
Weapon system cost growth; security cooperation with Afghanistan; measuring technological change; cost growth analysis; cost risk analysis for Air Force systems
Education
Ph.D. and M.Phil. in public policy, The George Washington University; M.A. in international affairs, George Mason University; B.S. in mechanical engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Publications of Interest
Why Has the Cost of Navy Ships Risen? A Macroscopic Examination of the Trends in U.S. Naval Ship Costs over the Past Several Decades, Mark V. Arena et al., RAND Corporation, 2006
Historical Cost Growth of Completed Weapon System Programs, Mark V. Arena et al., RAND Corporation, 2006
Evolutionary Acquisition: Implementation Challenges for Defense Space Programs, Mark A. Lorell et al., RAND Corporation, 2006
Impossible Certainty: Cost Risk Analysis for Air Force Systems, Mark V. Arena et al., RAND Corporation, 2006
Lessons Learned from the F/A-22 and F/A-18 E/F Development Programs, Obaid Younossi et al., RAND Corporation, 2005
Recent RAND Publications are listed here.
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: BBC, NPR
Commentary: International Herald Tribune; United Press International
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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