Marygail Brauner, Ph.D., is an adjunct senior operations research analyst at RAND. Her research focuses on resource allocation to include financial implication of resource decisions. Currently, Brauner supports a project that is helping FEMA with developing methods for assessing Public Assistance requests from healthcare organization for COVID-19 expenses. She also contributes to a project on logistics support for Army robotic combat vehicles. Other recent research studies include developing cost models for rebuilding the electrical power grid in Puerto Rico; optimizing Army equipment inventory with respect to the long-term cost of inventory; identifying potential savings in the Department of Defense supply chain; and costing alternative approaches to achieving military medical readiness. Prior to joining RAND, Brauner taught quantitative methods at California State University, Northridge. She holds a Ph.D. in operations research from UCLA's School of Engineering as well as a BA and MA in mathematics from UCLA and an AB in biology from Stanford. She was a member of the Army Science Board and led three studies.
Ph.D. in engineering and operations research, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. in mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles; A.B. in biological sciences, Stanford University
