Senior International and Defense Researcher; Professor of Policy Analysis, RAND School of Public Policy
Dwight "Buzz" Phillips is a senior international and defense researcher at RAND and a professor at the RAND School of Public Policy. His research encompasses a wide range of areas, including defense strategy, operations, and readiness; technology, innovation, and force development; force structure; mobilization and logistics; and civil-military relations. Prior to joining RAND, Phillips served in the U.S. Army in a variety of strategic planner roles for a combatant commander, service chief of staff, Secretary of Defense, and service secretary. He also served as an infantry officer with a tour in Afghanistan, commanding an infantry company. He has led diverse, multidisciplinary teams for multinational contingency planning in the Middle East, Army-Marine future capability analysis, National Defense Strategy development, Indo-Pacific logistics network analysis, and artificial intelligence's impact on warfare.
Phillips earned his Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago.
B.S. in international relations, United States Military Academy; M.A. in history, University of Chicago; M.S. in national resource strategy, National Defense University; Ph.D. in history, University of Chicago
