Alumni News

New grads and alumni gather to celebrate Commencement Weekend 2018.

Photo by Diane Baldwin/RAND Corporation

Since its inception in 1970, the Pardee RAND Graduate School has graduated more than 300 PhDs. Our alumni have gone on to a wide range of jobs in government, business, non-profit institutions, and academia.

Pardee RAND organizes alumni activities and encourages alumni to let us know of their achievements and whereabouts. This page provides a brief glimpse at some recent events and news.

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Alumni Spotlight

From Civil Engineer to Decision Sciences Professor: Q&A with Alum Edmundo Molina-Pérez
The career path of alum Edmundo Molina-Pérez (cohort ’14), a research associate professor at the School of Government and Public Transformation at Mexico’s Tecnológico de Monterrey, is a fantastic example of how fluid interests and experiences can lead to success.

Alumni in the News

How Do U.S. Public Schools Approach Discipline?
Rachel Perera (cohort '16) and student Melissa Diliberti ('19) analyze feedback from school principals.
Washington State Latinos Seek Less Treatment for Long COVID
Leo Morales (cohort '95) is leading a study to understand why and address disparities.

Features & Events

“Follow What Feels Right to You”: Career Q&A with Jay Griffin
James "Jay" Griffin has made his career in the field of energy policy and regulation, but it was almost a fluke that brought him to Pardee RAND. Now a senior fellow at Gridworks, a nonprofit organization working to decarbonize the U.S. economy, Griffin spoke with students Hye Min Park and Brian Wong about his career.
Mar 1, 2023
Fireside Chat Features RAND's New President
Jason Matheny joined Dean Nancy Staudt to discuss his goals for RAND and how the graduate school is integral to RAND’s ongoing success.
Oct 11, 2022
Alum Develops Tool to Address Disparities in the U.S. Military
Racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in military career success and representation are a long-standing problem. To help inform efforts to address this, David Schulker (cohort '07) created the Military Demographic Equity Machine tool.
Sep 6, 2022
Alum Uses Game Theory and AI to Gain Insight on Space Competition
Bonnie Triezenberg (cohort '14) and colleagues use game theoretical models to focus on the dynamics of space competition. They describe strategic interaction patterns, where possible; the conditions that give rise to them; and how investments shape those conditions.
Jul 6, 2022
Improving Defense Acquisition
Informed by 35 years of RAND research on defense acquisition, a new analysis describes overarching trends that affect DoD's acquisition system, outlines challenges in the acquisition process, and suggests improvements that might help address those challenges.
Jun 16, 2022