Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND, and Ph.D. Student, RAND School of Public Policy
Jim Mignano is a Ph.D. student at the RAND School of Public Policy and an assistant policy researcher at RAND. His research focuses on financial technology and national security, with an emphasis on the role of digital assets in geopolitical influence and global financial networks. His dissertation examines global governance of central bank digital currencies and stablecoins in the context of strategic competition and U.S. economic statecraft.
Prior to joining RAND, Mignano was an information technology consultant at Portland State University, where he helped administer a statewide early-learning workforce development data system. He previously served as executive director of Emma's Garden, a nonprofit market garden incubator. He has an M.S. in political science and an M.Phil. in policy analysis.
M.Phil. in policy analysis, RAND School of Public Policy; M.S. in political science, Portland State University; B.S. in political science, Portland State University
