Senior International and Defense Researcher, RAND; Professor of Policy Analysis, RAND School of Public Policy
Bradley Knopp is a senior international and defense researcher at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. Since joining RAND, he has worked across all four RAND federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs). He has worked on projects for the intelligence community, including studies on the application of data science to intelligence analysis, on intelligence support to defense acquisition programs, and on military intelligence manpower.
He is a former DIA Senior Executive with more than 33 years of experience in a wide array of operational, analytic, and liaison assignments. Knopp was the Defense Intelligence Officer for Europe for over 11 years, providing direct intelligence support to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and working closely with National Intelligence Officer counterparts. He played a key role in NATO enlargement efforts involving the incorporation of the new member countries' intelligence organizations into NATO intelligence activities. He was the key U.S. intelligence advisor to the interagency team responsible for establishing the NATO WMD Center.
Knopp has extensive experience in international intelligence affairs. He established DIA's Office of International Engagement and led DIA's Liaison Office in London, DIA's largest liaison office with our most important ally. He served as the Director of the Joint Foreign Materiel Program. Prior to retirement, he served as the Assistant Deputy Director for Corporate Operations, working for DIA's Deputy Director and managing DIA's relationship with the Combatant Commands.
Knopp received his M.A. in political science from Georgetown University.
B.A. in political science, Furman University; M.A. in political science, Georgetown University; Cert in national security studies, National War College
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