Kristin Warren is an engineer at RAND who conducts research in national security and equitable policies. She conducts research on racially and ethnically motivated violent extremism, non-kinetic effects, including cyber and electronic warfare, information operations, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. She also works on racial equity projects including equitable cannabis legalization and drug decriminalization, police reform and accountability, and biases in emerging technologies. Prior to RAND, she worked at the California State Legislature as the lead consultant to the Black Caucus where she led Caucus efforts on equity legislation, community outreach and programming, and industry partnerships. She earned her doctorate in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, Carnegie Mellon University; M.S. in mechanical engineering, Carnegie Mellon University; B.S. in mechanical engineering, Kettering University
