National Security

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.

Research conducted by: RAND Arroyo Center; RAND National Security Research Division; RAND Project AIR FORCE; RAND Europe; Homeland Security and Defense Center; Center for Military Health Policy Research; Invisible Wounds of War Project; Center for Global Risk and Security

People (263)

Marcy Agmon

Director of Operations, RAND Arroyo Center
M.A. and A.B.D. in international relations, Hebrew University, Jerusalem; B.A. in political science, University of California, Berkeley

Omar Al-Shahery

Research Project Associate
M.P.A., John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; M.Sc. in software engineering and information technology, National Center for Information Technology, Institute of Graduate Studies, Baghdad; B.S. in solid state and nuclear physics, Al-Nahrain University for Engineering and Science Technology

Duncan Amos

Research Assistant
B.S. in economics, Duke University; B.A. in political science, Duke University

C. Ross Anthony

Leader, Global Health Initiative, RAND Health; Director, RAND Palestine Initiative
Ph.D. and M.A. in economics, M.A. in economic history, University of Pennsylvania; B.A. in history, Williams College

Mark V. Arena

Senior Physical Scientist

Beth J. Asch

Associate Director, Forces and Resources Policy Center, RAND National Defense Research Institute; Senior Economist
Ph.D. and M.A. in economics, University of Chicago; B.A. in economics, University of California, Los Angeles

John A. Ausink

Senior Policy Researcher
Ph.D. in public policy, Harvard University; M.S. in mathematics, Oxford University; B.S. in mathematics, U.S. Air Force Academy

Dave Baiocchi

Engineer
Ph.D. and M.S. in optical sciences, University of Arizona; B.S. in physics, DePaul University

Laura H. Baldwin

Director, Resource Management Program, RAND Project AIR FORCE; Senior Economist
Ph.D. and M.A. in economics, Duke University; B.A. in mathematics, Furman University

Shayla Ball

Project Associate, II
Masters in public policy with a concentration in political advocacy and leadership, Harvard Kennedy School; B.A. in economics, Spelman College

Matt Bassford

Director, Defence and Security, RAND Europe
Ph.D. in environmental chemistry, University of Bristol; M.B.A., Imperial College, London; B.S. in chemistry, University of Bristol

Caroline Baxter

Project Associate
M.A. in international relations, University of Saint Andrews; M.A. in international affairs, Columbia University

Sean Bednarz

Associate Director, Resource Management Program, RAND Project AIR FORCE; Engineer
M.S. in aeronautical and astronautical engineering, MIT; B.S. in aeronautical and astronautical engineering, University of Notre Dame

Bart E. Bennett

Senior Operations Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. and M.S.E. in mathematical sciences, Johns Hopkins University; B.S. in mathematics/computer science, University of California, Los Angeles

Bruce W. Bennett

Senior Defense Analyst
Ph.D. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; B.S. in economics, California Institute of Technology

James H. Bigelow

Senior Operations Researcher
Ph.D. in operations research, Stanford University; B.S. in mathematics, University of California, Berkeley

John Birkler

Senior Management Systems Analyst
M.S. in physics, University of South Carolina; B.S. in physics, Roanoke College

Irv Blickstein

Senior Engineer
M.S. in engineering management, The George Washington University; B.S. in industrial engineering, Ohio State University

Michael Boito

Senior Cost Analyst
M.P.A. in public administration, Syracuse University; B.A. in political science, Macalester College

Timothy M. Bonds

Vice President, RAND Corporation; Director, Army Research Division (RAND Arroyo Center)
M.B.A. in business administration, Washington University in St. Louis; M.S. in aero/astro engineering, University of Illinois; B.S. in aero/astro engineering, University of Michigan

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