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Engineer
Ph.D. in aero/astro engineering, University of Michigan; M.S. in aerospace engineering, Pennsylvania State University; S.B. in astronautical engineering, M.I.T.
Associate Director, International Security & Defense Policy Center; Senior International Policy Analyst
M.P.P., John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; B.A. in international studies, Emory University
Director of Operations, Global Research Talent; Senior Natural Scientist
Ph.D. in biophysics, Johns Hopkins University; B.S. in earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Associate Director, Strategy and Doctrine Program, RAND Project AIR FORCE; Senior Engineer
S.M. in aeronautics and astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.S. in aerospace engineering, Pennsylvania State University
Senior Behavioral/Social Scientist, RAND Arroyo Center; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. and M.A. in psychology, University of California, Los Angeles; A.B. in psychology, University of Rochester
Engineer
Ph.D. in aerospace engineering, University of Stuttgart; M.S. in aerospace engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Director, Intelligence Policy Center, RAND National Defense Research Institute
M.B.A., Georgetown University; M.A. in international relations, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; B.A. in philosophy, Haverford College
Social Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. in sociology, University of California, Los Angeles
Associate Behavioral & Social Scientist
Ph.D in clinical psychology, University of Washington
Acting Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND National Defense Research Institute; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
M.B.A. and M.S.Eng. in industrial and operations engineering, University of Michigan; B.S.E. in systems engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point
Analyst
M.A. with honours in politics and economic and social history, University of Edinburgh; M.A. in international conflict studies, King's College London
Director, Force Development and Technology Program, RAND Arroyo Center; Senior Physical Scientist
Ph.D. and M.S. in chemistry, Northwestern University; B.S. in chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
Senior Information Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in information technology, George Mason University; M.S. in operations research, Tulane University; M.B.A. in management science, Tulane University; B.A. in mathematics and economics, Northeastern University
Senior Political Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in international relations, Georgetown University; M.S. in government, Campbell University; B.A. in history, The Ohio State University
Senior Research Associate
M.A. in economics, University of Southern California
Associate Policy Analyst
M.A. in international relations, Syracuse University; M.P.A. in public administration, Syracuse University; B.A. in international relations, University of Southern Calif
Political Scientist
M.A., Ph.D. in foreign affairs, University of Virginia; B.A. in political science, Ohio State University
Political Scientist
Ph.D. in political science, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva; M.A. in history, French Institute of Political Science, Paris (Sciences Po); M.A. in political science, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva; B.A. in history, French Institute of Political Science, Paris (Sciences Po)
Senior Economist
Ph.D., Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
Adjunct Staff
Ph. in modern history, Rupprecht-Karl University, Heidelberg, Germany; M.A. in international relations, Boston University; B.A. in humanities, Princeton University