Drake Warren

Background

About Drake Warren

Drake Warren is a policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. His research interests span several areas of economic geography, risk, and national security. Throughout his career, much of his work has focused on providing objective analysis to improve management of national security organizations, focusing on research, development, test, and evaluation. In addition, his strategic foresight work utilizes a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods to help leaders understand future dynamics and risks. He also conducts research in geography and spatial analysis, often focusing on economic, societal, and organizational resilience to disruptive events such as hurricanes and terrorist attacks. Dr. Warren has also worked at Sandia National Laboratories, focusing on homeland security, nuclear policy, and management issues. He earned his PhD in spatial analysis from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, an MA in economics from Northwestern University, and a BA in mathematical economic analysis from Rice University.