RAND conducts a broad array of national security research for the U.S. Department of Defense and allied ministries of defense. RAND's three U.S. federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) explore topics from acquisition and technology to personnel and readiness.
Middle East Analyst
M.A. in Arabic studies, Georgetown University; B.A. in economics, Middlebury College
Engineer; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, California Institute of Technology; A.B. in physics, Harvard University
Senior Management Scientist
Ph.D. in business administration, M.B.A. in logistics management, The Ohio State University; M.S. in logistics, Air Force Institute of Technology
Senior Engineer
Ph.D. in engineering and public policy, Carnegie Mellon University; M.S. in engineering mechanics, Pennsylvania State University; B.S. in aerospace engineering, Pennsylvania Sate University
Associate Economist
M.A. in social science, California Institute of Technology; B.A. in mathematics, Northwestern University
Adjunct Staff
Ph.D. in sociology, University of Wisconsin; B.A. in government, Wesleyan University
Associate Social Scientist
Ph.D. in political science, Binghamton University; J.D., Harvard University; M.A. in political science, Binghamton University; B.A. in political science, Wittenberg University
Project Associate
M.A. in international trade and investment policy, George Washington University; B.A. in economics, William Smith College
Assistant Policy Analyst
B.S. in biology and Spanish, U.S. Air Force Academy
Senior Defense Research Analyst
M.A. in international affairs, School of International Service, American University; B.A. in political science, Tulane University
Adjunct; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. and M.P.A. in political science, Harvard University; B.S., United States Military Academy, West Point
Senior Defense Research Analyst
M.A. in international relations, University of Maryland; B.A. in Government and German, University of Notre Dame
Associate Director, Army Health Program; Sociologist; Affiliate Member, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. and M.A. in sociology, Duke University; B.A. in sociology and psychology, University of Virginia
Senior Physical Scientist
Ph.D. in physics, University of California, Los Angeles; M.S. in physics, University of California, Los Angeles; B.A. in physics & economics, University of California, Berkeley
Engineer
Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics, Purdue University; M.S. in aerospace engineering, University of Michigan; B.S. in aerospace engineering, University of Michigan
Research Programmer
B.A. in mathematics, UC Berkeley; B.A. in history, UC Berkeley; M.A. in economics, University of Southern Calif
Senior Social Scientist
Ph.D. and M.A. in sociology, Northwestern University; B.A. in European and Soviet studies, University of Redlands
Senior Operations Research Analyst; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
B.A. and M.S. in industrial engineering, Texas Tech
Senior Advisor
Ph.D. in organizational behavior, Stanford University
Research Programmer & Analyst; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
M.S. in public policy/admin/analysis, Carnegie Mellon University; B.A. in interdisciplinary field studie, UC Berkeley