PhD in spatial analysis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; MA in economics, Northwestern University; BA in mathematical economic analysis, Rice University
Drake Warren is a policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. His research interests span several areas of national security. Throughout his career, much of his work has focused on management of national security organizations, especially in their research, development, test, and evaluation organizations and industrial base. In addition, his strategic foresight work utilizes a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods to help leaders understand future dynamics and risks. He also conducts research in geography and spatial analysis, often focusing on economic, societal, and organizational resilience to disruptive events such as hurricanes, terrorist attacks, pandemics, and wildland fires. He has also worked at Sandia National Laboratories, focusing on homeland security, nuclear policy, and management issues. He earned his Ph.D. in spatial analysis from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, an MA in economics from Northwestern University, and a BA in mathematical economic analysis from Rice University.
Miller, Benjamin M., Tom LaTourrette, Drake Warren, and David Metz, The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Impact on Fire Safety Standards, RAND Corporation (RR-A1100-1), 2022
Warren, Drake, Heather Krull, Jennifer Lamping Lewis, Aisha Najera Chesler, Ellen M. Pint, and J. Michael Gilmore, Assessment of Alternative Funding Models for Activities in RDECOM (Now CCDC) and ATEC, RAND Corporation (RR-2818-A), 2020
Anu Narayanan, Henry H. Willis, Jordan R. Fischbach, Drake Warren, Edmundo Molina-Perez, Chuck Stelzner, Kathleen Loa, Lauren Kendrick, Paul Sorensen, Tom LaTourrette, Characterizing national exposures to infrastructure from natural disasters, Rand Corporation (RR-1453z1-DHS), 2016
Lempert, Robert J., Drake Warren, Ryan Henry, Robert W. Button, Jonathan Klenk, and Katheryn Giglio, Defense Resource Planning Under Uncertainty: An Application of Robust Decision Making to Munitions Mix Planning, RAND Corporation (RR-1112-OSD), 2016
Betty Biringer, Eric Vugrin, Drake Warren, Critical Infrastructure System Security and Resiliency, CRC Press, 2013
George A. Backus, Thomas S. Lowry, Drake E. Warren, "The near-term risk of climate uncertainty among the U.S. states," Climatic Change, 116, 2012
