Key Skills and Competences for Defence: Executive Summary
This is the executive summary of the non-public final report of a study commissioned by the European Defence Agency (EDA)
Lucia Retter is deputy director of the Defence and Security research group at RAND Europe. Retter also codirects RAND Europe’s Centre for Defence Economics and Acquisition, leading the group’s research portfolio focused on defence acquisition, industrial base analysis and defence economics.
Since joining RAND, Retter has led numerous studies involving defence strategy, acquisition and capability, industrial base and skills analysis for the UK Ministry of Defence, the European Defence Agency, the European Commission and other European governments. In recent years, Retter has led a number of studies on risks, opportunities and readiness of the industrial base as well as assessments of skills and capability developments in critical sectors for defence and security. Retter has frequently testified before UK Parliamentary Committees on issues related to defence spending and procurement, the European defence market and major defence acquisition programmes.
Retter holds an M.A. cum laude in international relations and international economics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), where she specialised in economic policy, and a B.A. in modern languages from Clare College, University of Cambridge.
Education
M.A. in international relations and international economics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); B.A. in modern and medieval languages, University of Cambridge
Languages
German; Portuguese; Slovak