Marzia Giambertoni is a policy analyst at RAND. Her research portfolio encompasses a range of international security and defense challenges, including transnational threat networks; the impact of emerging technologies on strategic competition; and space security and AI cooperation. At the core of her research is a drive to disentangle complex security relationships into practical insights for decision-makers navigating interconnected global challenges.
Prior to joining RAND, Giambertoni served as a U.S. Security Assistance Director’s Fellow for the Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Studies at the Watson Institute, where she focused on assessing, monitoring, and evaluating security sector assistance initiatives. She also worked as a program analyst at the U.S. Naval War College and as a research assistant for the Middle East Institute, focusing on Iran.
Giambertoni holds a Master of Public Affairs and a Bachelor’s degree in economics and international and public affairs, both from Brown University.
Bachelor of Arts in economics, Brown University; Bachelor of Arts in international relations, Brown University; Master of Arts in public affairs, Brown University
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