Dr. James A. THOMSON President and Chief Executive Officer, Research and Development Corporation (RAND), Santa Monica, CA
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| 1967-1969 | Purdue University, M.Sc. in Physics |
| 1969-1972 | Purdue University, Ph.D. in Physics |
| 1972-1974 | University of Wisconsin, Post-doctoral research associate in experimental nuclear physics |
| 1974-1977 | Office of the Secretary of Defense, The Pentagon |
| 1977-1981 | National Security Council, The White House |
| 1981-1986 | Director of RAND's National Security Strategies research program in Project AIR FORCE |
| 1983-1984 | Director of RAND's International Security and Defense Policy program |
| 1984-1989 | Vice President and responsible for the Project AIR FORCE division, The RAND Corporation |
| since 1989 | President and Chief Executive Officer, The RAND Corporation |
Mitgliedschaften
| Council on Foreign Relations, New York, Member | |
| International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, Member | |
| Los Angeles World Affairs Council, Trustee | |
| AK Steel Corporation and Object Reservoir, Director |
Publikationen
| Author of more than 35 articles, these include: | |
| "U.S. Interests and the Fate of the Alliance", Survival, The IISS Quarterly, Vol. 45, No. 4, Winter 2003-04 | |
| Must All Join? America, 1788; Europe, 2004, RAND, September 2004 | |
| "Les Arcanes Du College Electoral Americain," Le Figaro, October 14, 2004 | |
| Iraq: Translating Lessons into Future DOD Policies, RAND, April 2005 | |
| "In Political Analysis, Just the Facts, Please," Op-Ed, The Hill, March 8, 2006 |
Auszeichnungen
| Honorary Doctor of Science, Purdue University, 1992 | |
| Honorary Doctor of Laws, Pepperdine University, 1996 | |
| Honorary Doctor of Science, University of New Hampshire, 2007 |
