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Vice President and Director, Global and Emerging Risks Research Division

Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$300K/yr - $383K/yr

10+ years exp

RAND Corporation is a global leader in research and analysis, focusing on understanding and addressing emerging risks. The Vice President will lead the Global and Emerging Risks division, overseeing research centers and ensuring research excellence while representing RAND to senior leaders worldwide.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide executive leadership for all activities of the Global and Emerging Risks division, including strategy, research quality, people, partnerships, and financial performance

Oversee the division’s research centers: Center on AI, Security, and Technology; Center on the Geopolitics of Artificial General Intelligence; China Research Center; and Center for Climate and Energy Futures

Oversee RAND international chairs: Tang Chair in China Policy Studies; Taiwan Policy Initiative; Russia and Eurasia Policy Chair; Korea Policy Chair; Israel Policy Chair; and Strategy and Diplomacy Chair

Oversee the division’s method centers: RAND Frederick S. Pardee Center for Longer Range Global Policy and the Future Human Condition; and RAND Forecasting Initiative

Develop and execute the division’s strategic plan, including research priorities, revenue strategy, hiring plans, and talent development

Ensure research excellence, methodological rigor, and alignment with RAND’s broader strategic objectives

Collaborate with RAND’s U.S. research division leaders to strengthen business development, expand global policy impact, and coordinate government engagement

Represent RAND to senior government officials, heads of state, and international dignitaries as a principal spokesperson on global and emerging risks

Lead donor engagement for the division, including cultivation, stewardship, events, and leadership of the Global and Emerging Risks advisory board

Build and sustain strategic partnerships with government, industry, academia, and philanthropic organizations

Promote adoption of cutting‑edge technologies and methodologies to improve research quality and impact

Qualification

Executive managementAnalytic skillsLeadershipPhilanthropic fund raisingCore domain expertiseStrategic planningGovernment engagementTeam-buildingInterpersonal communicationMentoring

Required

Exceptional executive management skills, including leadership, interpersonal communication, and team‑building capabilities

Demonstrated ability to lead large, multi‑disciplinary teams and to coach and mentor senior leaders and researchers

Recognized expertise in at least one of the division's core domains (AI, synthetic biology, China, or climate/energy) and ability to lead across the full portfolio

Strong network of contacts across government, academia, and industry

Proven track record of philanthropic fund raising

Excellent analytic skills, with the ability to oversee research quality, understand diverse methodologies, and articulate RAND's analytical capabilities

Demonstrated experience engaging senior U.S. and international officials

Ability to travel approximately 20% of the time

A master's or other advanced degree is required, ideally in a field related to RAND's programmatic areas

Proven senior-level management experience in a non-profit research institute or university setting, a for-profit entity that has significant government client relationships, or government, along with analytical experience

A minimum of 10 years of related experience

Current possession of a U.S. security clearance, or the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance, is required