Dr. Carl Rhodes, director and founder

Dr. Carl Rhodes has over 25 years of experience delivering policy analysis and actionable recommendations for senior government and military leaders in both Australia and the United States. Carl is a researcher, leader, and manager of policy analysis and is a non-resident senior fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies.

Carl’s areas of expertise and past work include:

 

Defence technology and acquisition

• Defined a counter-drone strategy for Army
• Assisted development of an Australian sovereign guided weapons enterprise
• Protected sensitive defence technology in Australia
• Informed employment and modernisation of US Air Force unmanned aircraft systems
• Improved US Air Force ISR collection, exploitation and analysis

Defence and national security strategy

• Developed Royal Australian Navy robotics and autonomous systems strategy
• Informed and supported multiple US Quadrennial Defense Reviews
• Informed US Air Force inputs to the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review 

Military manpower and personnel issues

• Identified stressors facing USAF personnel in deployed ICBM career fields
• Improved the racial and gender diversity of the U.S. Air Force
• Improves care for US veterans with brain injuries and/or post-traumatic stress disorders

Carl worked at RAND Corporation from 1997-2021 and held several management positions, the last being director of RAND Australia. In that role, he delivered high-quality analysis to senior leaders while growing the capabilities of the Canberra office. Carl received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Caltech.

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