Project AIR FORCE Management
Vice President and Director
Andrew Hoehn is Vice President and Director of Project AIR FORCE at the RAND Corporation, where he is responsible for directing studies and analysis programs that focus on strategy, force employment, personnel and training, and resource management. » Read More
Associate Director
Cynthia Cook has primary responsibility for overseeing the PAF quality assurance process. She remains an active participant in and leader of PAF research. » Read More
Director of Operations/Air Staff Liaison
As the Director of Operations for RAND Project AIR FORCE, Dr. Moore represents PAF in financial, contractual and other business management interactions with the U.S. Air Force; is the PAF liaison to Headquarters U.S. Air Force; and oversees PAF's internal financial and other administrative functions. » Read More
Director of Staff Development and
Intra-RAND Research Coordination
Dr. Kennedy's managerial role centers on identifying and implementing career-development opportunities for PAF staff. Another key responsibility is to recruit and integrate personnel from RAND Europe as active participants in PAF's research activities. » Read More
Program Directors
Strategy and Doctrine
Director
David joined RAND in 1985 and served as director of PAF's Strategy and Doctrine Program from 1989 until 1992. From 1993 until 1995, David served in the U.S. Department of Defense as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy. » Read More
Associate Director
Jennifer is a Senior Political Scientist and has been with RAND since 2003. Her work has focused on U.S. government security cooperation, building partner capacity, global defense posture (i.e., basing and access) in Europe/Eurasia, and training U.S. military forces to work better with inter-agency and coalition partners. » Read More
Aerospace Force Development
Director
Don has been with RAND for 19 years and has led numerous large studies. Prior to RAND, Don worked for ten years at Northrop Corporation, where he was a senior engineer and worked on advanced programs, such as the Advanced Tactical Fighter (later the F-22), the B-2 bomber, and the F-20 fighter. » Read More
Associate Director
James Chow received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. Dr. Chow has studied a variety of issues in the defense field ranging from aircraft- and weapons-related force mix issues to detailed modeling and simulation of aircraft and air defense interactions. » Read More
Manpower, Personnel and Training
Director
Al Robbert joined RAND in 1994. During his tenure here, he has conducted research on compensation, workforce planning, outsourcing, training infrastructure, leader development, and other aspects of human resource management. » Read more
Associate Director
Bart Bennett joined RAND in 1984. He received his B.S. in mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles and his Ph.D and M.S.E. in mathematical sciences at the Johns Hopkins University. He has conducted research on a range of topics concerning senior officer management, personnel training, new technologies, and the employment of airpower. » Read more
Resource Management
Director
Laura Baldwin joined RAND in 1994 after completing a Ph.D. in Economics from Duke University. Her research has addressed a variety of Air Force logistics and acquisition challenges associated with System Program Office (SPO) staffing, the structure of transfer prices for reparable aircraft components, growth in aircraft heavy maintenance costs as aircraft age, public/private competitions for provision of services, implementation of best commercial purchasing and supply management practices, and provision of combat support activities in a joint contingency environment. » Read More
Associate Director
Since joining RAND in 1998, Obaid Younossi’s research has focused on weapon system acquisition alternatives, cost analysis, defense industrial base issues, and security cooperation-related projects. He has advised the Investment Panel of the Defense Science Board Summer Study on reducing the vulnerability to weapons of mass destruction. » Read More
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