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RAND Expert Biography

David Aaron

Director, RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy

Office

Santa Monica

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

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.